Author/Authors :
Manea, Paloma “Gr. T. Popa”, Iaşi University of Medicine and Pharmacy - 1st Medical Department, Romania , Ghiuru, Rodica “Gr. T. Popa”, Iaşi University of Medicine and Pharmacy - 1st Medical Department, Romania , Cociorvă, Flavia “Gr. T. Popa”, Iaşi University of Medicine and Pharmacy - Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Romania , Balasanian, Mircea “Gr. T. Popa”, Iaşi University of Medicine and Pharmacy - Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Romania , Tinică, Grigore “Gr. T. Popa”, Iaşi University of Medicine and Pharmacy - Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Romania
Abstract :
Usually, the ventricular septal rupture is a devastating complication of the myocardial infarction, leading to death, in case of the unoperated patient. Additional investigations are essential in the correct hemodynamic assessment, especially the first introduced in clinical practice for this disease, the echocardiography. Long-term mortality is reduced if the patient with acquired ventricular septal defect is emergently operated, if there is significant hemodynamic alteration. The aim of our study is to reveal the spontaneous, rare evolution toward healing of a ventricular septal rupture, acquired after a myocardial infarction.
