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Case Reports
. 2003 Jun;123(6):2144-5.
doi: 10.1378/chest.123.6.2144.

Transcatheter closure of traumatic ventricular septal defect: an alternative to surgery

David Pesenti-Rossi  1 , François Godart, Arnaud Dubar, Christian Rey
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Case Reports

Transcatheter closure of traumatic ventricular septal defect: an alternative to surgery

David Pesenti-Rossi et al. Chest. 2003 Jun.

Abstract

The incidence of ventricular septal defect (VSD) occurs in up to 4.5% of penetrating cardiac trauma. We report a patient with persistent VSD who underwent surgical repair with significant left-to-right shunt and signs of heart failure. We performed a successful transcatheter closure of the VSD with an Amplatzer septal occluder (AGA Medical Corporation; Golden Valley, MN).

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