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ArticleJTCVS techniques2023

Infarct exclusion repair of postmyocardial infarction ventricular septal rupture with a hybrid patch and septal occluder device compared with patch only.

Adam R Williams, Mary E Moya-Mendez, Sachin Mehta, Andrew Vekstein, J Kevin Harrison, Carmelo A Milano, Ryan P Plichta, John Haney, Jacob N Schroder, Brittany Zwischenberger and 2 more

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Article in JTCVS techniques, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Adam R WilliamsDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC.
Mary E Moya-MendezDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC.
Sachin MehtaDivision of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesia, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC.
Andrew VeksteinDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC.
J Kevin HarrisonDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC.
Carmelo A MilanoDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC.
Ryan P PlichtaDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC.
John HaneyDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC.
Jacob N SchroderDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC.
Brittany ZwischenbergerDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC.
Donald GlowerDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC.
Jeffrey G GacaDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC.
Duke University Hospital · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: We developed a hybrid technique for repairing post-myocardial infarction (MI) ventricular septal defect (VSD) that combines infarct exclusion with patch and a nitinol-mesh septal occluder device (SOD) to provide a scaffold to support the damaged septal wall. Here, we compare outcomes of patients with post-MI VSD repaired using patch only or hybrid patch/SOD. Methods: Patients undergoing post-MI VSD repair at our institution from 2013 to 2022 who received patch alone or patch/SOD repair were analyzed. Primary outcome was survival to hospital discharge. Clinical outcomes and echocardiograms were also analyzed. Results: Over a 9-year period, 24 patients had post-MI VSD repair at our institution with either hybrid patch/SOD (n = 10) or patch only repair (n = 14). VSD size was 18 ± 5.8 mm for patch/SOD and 17 ± 4.6 mm for patch only. In the patch/SOD repair cohort, average size of SOD implant was 23.6 ± 5.6 mm. Mild left ventricular dysfunction was present prerepair and was unchanged postrepair in both groups; however, moderate-to-severe right ventricular (RV) dysfunction was common in both groups before repair. RV function worsened or persisted as severe in 10% of hybrid versus 54% of patch-only patients postrepair. Tricuspid annular systolic excursion and RV:left ventricle diameter ratio, quantitative metrics of RV function, improved after patch/SOD repair. No intraoperative mortality occurred in either group. Postoperative renal, hepatic, and respiratory failure requiring tracheostomy was common in both groups. Survival to hospital discharge in both cohorts was 70%. Conclusions: Post-MI VSD repair with patch/SOD has comparable short-term outcomes with patch alone. Addition of a SOD to patch repair provides a scaffold that may enhance the repair of post-MI VSD with patch exclusion.

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CADcoronary artery diseaseMImyocardial infarctionpost-MI VSDventricular septal defectVSD

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PMID38152175
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