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Case Reports
. 2016 Oct;31(10):658-659.
doi: 10.1111/jocs.12781. Epub 2016 Aug 8.

LVAD implantation following repair of acute postmyocardial infarction ventricular septal defect

Van-Khue Ton  1 , Arthur Reshad Garan  1 , Koji Takeda  2 , Hiroo Takayama  2 , Yoshifumi Naka  3
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LVAD implantation following repair of acute postmyocardial infarction ventricular septal defect

Van-Khue Ton et al. J Card Surg. 2016 Oct.

Abstract

Ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a life-threatening complication of myocardial infarction (MI). Mortality is highest if VSD repair occurs within seven days following MI. We report a case of post-MI VSD stabilized with peripheral veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) followed by patch repair and implantation of a durable left ventricular assist device (LVAD).

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