Transcatheter Closure of Postinfarction Ventricular Septal Defect: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Ventricular septal rupture (vsr) is an uncommon but serious complication of acute myocardial infarction (mi), associated with a high mortality rate. although early surgical treatment improves the prognosis, hospital mortality after emergency surgery remains high. transcatheter closure of postmyocardial infarction ventricular septal defect (pivsd) has emerged as a potential strategy in selected cases. current interventional reports are mainly restricted to pivsd closure in the chronic and subacute setting, which only give a short term result. herein, we report a case of acute post-mi vsr that was successfully closed using an amplatzer postinfarction muscular ventricular septal defect (pimvsd) occluder device with good immediate and long-term outcomes. the patient had undergone urgent coronary artery bypass surgery 3 days earlier in the setting of acute mi.