Lowe Harry C, Jang Ik-Kyung, Yoerger Danita M, MacGillivray Thomas E, de Moor Michael, Palacios Igor F
Cardiology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02144, USA.
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2003 Jun;59(2):230-3; discussion 234. doi: 10.1002/ccd.10525.
We report successful transcatheter closure of a post-MI ventricular septal rupture acutely following unsuccessful surgical repair. Catheter closure was accomplished by the use of a 26-mm Amplatzer atrial septal occluder. Initial attempts to close the defect with the use of 28-mm and 33-mm CARDIOSEAL were unsuccessful. Closure technique, immediate and long-term follow-up outcomes are reported.