Mechanical Circulatory Support as a Bridge to Definitive Surgical Repair After Post‐Myocardial Infarct Ventricular Septal Defect
Hobbs R, Korutla V, Suzuki Y, Acker M, Vallabhajosyula P. Mechanical Circulatory Support as a Bridge to Definitive Surgical Repair After Post‐Myocardial Infarct Ventricular Septal Defect. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2015, 30: 535-540. PMID: 25940559, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.12561.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentricular septal defectMechanical circulatory supportSurgical repairCirculatory supportMyocardial infarctionSeptal defectPost-MI ventricular septal defectExtracorporeal membrane oxygenation bridgeDefinitive surgical repairEmergent cardiac surgeryMultisystem organ failureEmergency surgeryCardiac surgeryMedical stabilizationOrgan failureSerious complicationsMortality ratePatientsSurgeryRepairComplicationsInfarction