Abstract
Ventricular septal rupture is a rare yet life threatening complication of acute myocardial infarction. Surgical closure is the treatment of choice however despite surgical intervention mortality remains high. Transcatheter closure of ventricular septal rupture has emerged as a new alternative strategy which is less invasive potentially allowing early hemodynamic stabilization. We report a case of a 60-year-old male with post infarction ventricular septal rupture who was treated with percutaneous closure using an Amplatzer device at Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre, Nepal.
Highlights
Ventricular septal rupture (VSR) is an uncommon but potentially fatal complication of acute myocardial infarction (AMI)[1]
Transcatheter closure of VSR has been proposed as an alternative to surgical repair as it is less invasive and might allow for immediate complete VSD closure allowing initial hemodynamic stabilization[6]
We report a case of a 60-year-old male with post infarction VSR who was treated with percutaneous closure using an Amplatzer septal occluder device
Summary
Ventricular septal rupture (VSR) is an uncommon but potentially fatal complication of acute myocardial infarction (AMI)[1]. We report a case of a 60-year-old male with post infarction VSR who was treated with percutaneous closure using an Amplatzer septal occluder device. Case Report A 60-year-old diabetic male was referred to our hospital with the diagnosis of acute extensive anterior wall ST elevation myocardial infarction and VSR. He had chest pain three days before presentation to our hospital. Transthoracic echocardiography was done to confirm the position of device
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