The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol 70, 57-62, Copyright © 1975 by The American Association for Thoracic Surgery and The Western Thoracic Surgical Association
Resection of acute posterior ventricular aneurysm with repair of ventricular septal defect after acute myocardial infarction
IK Crosby, JM Craver, RS Crampton, JP Schrank and HA Wellons
Three patients with true posterior myocardial infarctions and ventricular
septal defects were treated by posterior infarctectomy, closure of the
defect, and appropriate combinations of mitral valve replacement and
coronary grafting. Aortic balloon pumping was not used. The technique of
infarctectomy and ventricular septal defect closure is illustrated. Two of
the 3 patients have excellent long-term results.