Before the era of fibrinolytic reperfusion, free-wall rupture (FWR) complicated 1% to 6% of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) cases, and ventricular septal rupture (VSR), 1% to 3%.

Chicago, IL - A nonrandomized trial of a new ventricular septal occluder designed specifically for the closure of defects that occur post-MI suggests that while mortality is still high following the ...

TCT 441: The Prevalence, Predictors and Clinical Outcomes of Spontaneous Echocardiographic Contrast or Left Ventricular Thrombus in Patients With HFrEF Receive the the latest news, research, and ...

Serious mechanical complications following acute myocardial infarction have become increasingly rare in the modern era of reperfusion, but despite advances in care, they are every bit as lethal as ...

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. An intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) is the device most frequently used as a bridge to surgical repair in ...

AMONG the complications that may plague the patient with myocardial infarction, there are few more dramatic or serious than rupture through an infarct involving the interventricular septum. To be sure ...

A novel catheter technique for patching holes in the heart may make it possible for many patients to avoid surgery altogether and others to regain enough strength to safely undergo surgical repair at ...

A septal infarct is an area of dead tissue in the septum of the heart, which is a wall of tissue dividing the two sides of the heart. It happens when there is a blockage or reduction in its blood ...

Madurai: Doctors at a private hospital in Madurai have successfully treated a 76-year-old man from Pudukottai diagnosed with Ventricular Septal Rupture (VSR), a complication in which the wall dividing ...