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Case Reports
Transcatheter closure of a ventricular septal defect following myectomy for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy.
- Christian Spies, Franz Ujivari, and Rainer Schraeder.
- Rush University Medical Center, Section of Cardiology, Chicago, Ill., USA.
- Cardiology. 2009 Jan 1;112(1):31-4.
AbstractPost-operative ventricular septal defect (VSD) following septal myectomy in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) is a rare complication which may warrant closure. Repeat early sternotomy for surgical closure of the VSD seems undesirable and transcatheter VSD closure may be a valid alternative. We report the case of successful closure of a 10-mm VSD following surgical therapy for HOCM using an Amplatzer Muscular VSD Occluder.Copyright 2008 S. Karger AG, Basel.
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