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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-11-24
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.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1552-6259
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
78
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2178-80
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Long-term survival with acquired ventricular septal defect after myocardial infarction.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine-Cardiology, Philipps University of Marburg/Lahn, Marburg, Germany. alter@mailer.uni-marburg.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports