Transcatheter Closure of Ventricular Septal Rupture First in Bangladesh - A Case Report.
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-168335
ABSTRACT
Ventricular septal rupture is a rare complication of acute myocardial infarction with important hemodynamic consequences. Without a rapid diagnosis and correction by surgical intervention, the short-term mortality of these patients is higher than 90%. Early diagnosis is based on clinical examination and transthoracic echocardiography. Transcatheter closure of ventricular septal rupture in selected patients may save lives. We report a patient with ventricular septal rupture in acute myocardial infarction that was closed by an Amplatzer device
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Type of study:
Screening study
Language:
English
Year:
2015
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Article
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