Joel P Giblett, Andrija Matetic, David Jenkins, Choo Y Ng, Shreenidhi Venuraju, Tobias MacCarthy, Jonathan Vibhishanan, John P O'Neill, Bilal H Kirmani, D Mark Pullan, Rod H Stables, Jack Andrews, Nicolas Buttinger, Wan Cheol Kim, Ritesh Kanyal, Megan A Butler, Robert Butler, Sudhakar George, Ayush Khurana, David S Crossland, Jakub Marczak, William H T Smith, John D R Thomson, James R Bentham, Brian R Clapp, Mamta Buch, Nicholas Hayes, Jonathan Byrne, Philip MacCarthy, Suneil K Aggarwal, Leonard M Shapiro, Mark S Turner, Joe de Giovanni, David B Northridge, David Hildick-Smith, Mamas A Mamas, Patrick A Calvert
AIMS: Post-infarction ventricular septal defect (PIVSD) is a mechanical complication of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) with a poor prognosis. Surgical repair is the mainstay of treatment, although percutaneous closure is increasingly undertaken. METHODS AND RESUTS: Patients treated with surgical or percutaneous repair of PIVSD (2010-2021) were identified at 16 UK centres. Case note review was undertaken. The primary outcome was long-term mortality. Patient groups were allocated based upon initial management (percutaneous or surgical)...
December 21, 2022: European Heart Journal