Shah Nirav R, Goldstein Jeffrey A, Balzer David T, Lasala John M, Moazami Nader
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
Ann Thorac Surg. 2005 Nov;80(5):1907-9. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.06.006.
Surgical repair of recurrent postmyocardial infarction septal defect is associated with a high mortality rate. We present 2 patients whose recurrent defects were closed percutaneously using an Amplatzer device.