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(Chest. 1973;63:632-635.)
© 1973 American College of Chest Physicians

Perforation of the Interventricular Septum in a 71-Year-Old Woman; Successful Repair Nine Days following Acute Myocardial Infarction

K. L. Wanderman M.D.1; J. Levy M.D.1; S. Stern M.D.2; Y. Floman M.D.3; A. Appelbaum M.D.3; and J. B. Borman M.D.3

1 Department of Internal Medicine, Shaare Zedek Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
2 Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem
3 Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hadassah University Hospital, jerusalem

We report a 71-year-old woman who underwent successful repair of a perforation of the interventricular septum while in shock and pulmonary edema, nine days following acute myocardial infarction. This case illustrates that a bold surgical approach during the acute phase of myocardial infarction, even in the elderly patient in severe pump failure, is the treatment of choice in this condition.






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