Ventricular septal rupture following myocardial infarction. Long-term survival of patients who did not undergo surgery. Single-centre experience

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dc.contributor.authorPillai, HS
dc.contributor.authorTharakan, J
dc.contributor.authorTitus, T
dc.contributor.authorKumar, A
dc.contributor.authorSivasubramonian, S
dc.contributor.authorMahadevan, KK
dc.contributor.authorDora, S
dc.contributor.authorNair, K
dc.contributor.authorNamboodiri, N
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-10T03:29:14Z
dc.date.available2017-03-10T03:29:14Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractLong-term survival is rare in patients not undergoing surgery after post-myocardial infarction ventricular septal rupture. We report our experience of seven patients out of 27, who did not undergo surgery and were followed up for a mean period of 2.8years. They were evaluated after a mean period of 2.2 months after infarction in our centre. The septal defects measured 9.8 mms on average and the mean left-to-right shunt ratio was 1.98: L The mean pulmonary artery, right atrial and left ventricular end diastolic pressures were 28.3 +/- 10.6, 4 +/- 3 and 15.8 +/- 4.8 mm Hg, respectively. Only three out of seven patients had LV aneurysm and all patients had single-vessel disease. Smaller defect size, minimal left-to-right shunt and preserved right ventricular function may be the factors responsible for long-term survival.
dc.identifier.citation60 ,4;403-407en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.sctimst.ac.in/handle/123456789/10680
dc.publisherACTA CARDIOLOGICA
dc.subjectCardiovascular System & Cardiology
dc.titleVentricular septal rupture following myocardial infarction. Long-term survival of patients who did not undergo surgery. Single-centre experience
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