LVAD implantation following repair of acute postmyocardial infarction ventricular septal defect

Van-Khue Ton; Arthur Reshad Garan; Koji Takeda; Hiroo Takayama; Yoshifumi Naka

doi:10.1111/jocs.12781

LVAD implantation following repair of acute postmyocardial infarction ventricular septal defect

J Card Surg. 2016 Oct;31(10):658-659. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12781. Epub 2016 Aug 8.

Authors

Van-Khue Ton¹, Arthur Reshad Garan¹, Koji Takeda², Hiroo Takayama², Yoshifumi Naka³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York.
² Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York.
³ Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York. yn33@cumc.columbia.edu.

PMID: 27501508
DOI: 10.1111/jocs.12781

Abstract

Ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a life-threatening complication of myocardial infarction (MI). Mortality is highest if VSD repair occurs within seven days following MI. We report a case of post-MI VSD stabilized with peripheral veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) followed by patch repair and implantation of a durable left ventricular assist device (LVAD).

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Aged
Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods*
Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / diagnosis
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / etiology
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / surgery*
Heart-Assist Devices*
Humans
Male
Myocardial Infarction / complications*
Postoperative Period