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Review
. 1990 Sep;39(7):423-6.

[Repair of post-infarction interventricular communication in a 81-year-old patient]

[Article in French]
M Aldakar  1 , J Dauptain, C Farge, P Charon, J F Lefort, J Cazal
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  • PMID: 2264707
Review

[Repair of post-infarction interventricular communication in a 81-year-old patient]

[Article in French]
M Aldakar et al. Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris). 1990 Sep.

Abstract

Post-infarction interventricular fistula (IVF) is a complication with a poor prognosis, particularly when it occurs very early after myocardial necrosis, when it is wide in diameter and even more so if it is at a posterior site, and if there are associated lesions which require surgery. An operation is often considered as contraindicated in cases where the patient is elderly. The authors report on the case of an 81-year-old diabetic patient operated for a wide post-infarctus posterior IVF and aorto-coronary artery bypass surgery. The operation is still a clinical success after 23 months of follow-up, showing that old age is not an absolute contraindication for surgery in cases of post-infarction IVF.

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