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Utilizing Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Devices in Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock
Published on: June 12, 2021
Ventricular Septal Rupture - A Critical Condition as a Complication of Acute Myocardial Infarction
Martin Novak1, Ota Hlinomaz1, Ladislav Groch1
1International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.
Abstract:
Ventricular septal rupture is a potentially fatal complication of acute myocardial infarction. The key to management of this critical condition is an aggressive approach to haemodynamic stabilization and surgical closure of the rupture. Where there is a small rupture and the patient is in a haemodynamically stable condition, surgery can be delayed with the prospect of achieving better perioperative results. However, in unstable critically ill patients either immediate surgery or extracorporeal membranous oxygenation support and delayed surgery is indicated. In some patients, trans-catheter closure may be considered as an alternative to surgery.
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