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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
6
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2004-11-24
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pubmed:abstractText |
Acquired ventricular septal defects (VSD) are rare and devastating complications after myocardial infarction. The long-term prognosis with medical therapy is extremely poor. We report on a patient who developed progressive heart failure within 3 months after myocardial infarction due to an unknown VSD. The left ventricular function was severely impaired. After diagnosing VSD by echocardiography, surgical occlusion was performed. In addition, a biventricular pacemaker was applied using epicardial leads. The patient recovered almost completely 6 weeks postoperative. Beside hemodynamic changes, biventricular pacing is potentially sufficient to improve the postoperative outcome of patients with severe heart failure in these conditions.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Dec
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pubmed:issn |
1552-6259
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Electronic
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pubmed:volume |
78
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
2178-80
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:15561069-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:15561069-Aneurysm,
pubmed-meshheading:15561069-Echocardiography, Transesophageal,
pubmed-meshheading:15561069-Heart Diseases,
pubmed-meshheading:15561069-Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular,
pubmed-meshheading:15561069-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:15561069-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:15561069-Myocardial Infarction,
pubmed-meshheading:15561069-Stroke Volume,
pubmed-meshheading:15561069-Survivors
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pubmed:year |
2004
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Long-term survival with acquired ventricular septal defect after myocardial infarction.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Internal Medicine-Cardiology, Philipps University of Marburg/Lahn, Marburg, Germany. alter@mailer.uni-marburg.de
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Case Reports
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