Hybrid approach to postmyocardial infarction ventricular septal defect repair

Abstract

Postinfarction ventricular septal rupture is a rare and devastating complication of myocardial infarction. Despite attempts at acute surgical and percutaneous defect closure, morbidity and mortality remain high. Herein, we describe a hybrid surgical and catheter‐based approach to defect closure in a 63‐year‐old woman with postinfarction ventricular septal rupture and cardiogenic shock.