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Transcatheter closure of recurrent postmyocardial infarction ventricular septal defects utilizing the Amplatzer
Jeffrey A Goldstein1, Ivan P Casserly, David T Balzer
1Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA. jgoldste@im.wust.edu
Abstract:
The initial therapy for postmyocardial infarction ventricular septal defects is surgical repair of the defect. Unfortunately, a significant number of patients develop recurrent ventricular septal defects (VSDs) following operative repair. Transcatheter closure offers an alternative to reoperation in these critically ill patients. We present a series of four patients in whom recurrent ventricular septal defects were closed using an Amplatzer VSD device.