We have located links that may give you full text access.
Post-Infarction Ventricular Septal Rupture Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock Requiring Mechanical Circulatory Support as a Bridge to Definitive Therapy During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Curēus 2021 July
Ventricular septal rupture (VSR) is a devastating complication of acute myocardial infarction (MI) and is often associated with cardiogenic shock. Although considered to be very rare in the reperfusion era, recent reports have demonstrated an increased frequency of post-MI VSR cases during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite advances in surgical repair and management strategies over the past decades, mortality rate has remained high, especially in hemodynamically unstable patients. In VSR patients with cardiogenic shock, the use of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) could be used as a bridge to surgical intervention. We report a patient with VSR complicated by cardiogenic shock secondary to late presenting MI, managed successfully with venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) as a bridge to surgical intervention.
Full text links
Related Resources
Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university
For the best experience, use the Read mobile app
All material on this website is protected by copyright, Copyright © 1994-2024 by WebMD LLC.
This website also contains material copyrighted by 3rd parties.
By using this service, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy.
Your Privacy Choices
You can now claim free CME credits for this literature searchClaim now
Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university
For the best experience, use the Read mobile app