Longitudinal Outcomes After Surgical Repair of PostInfarction Ventricular Septal Defect in the Medicare population

ConclusionsThese data suggest the greatest mortality risk in this patient population occurs in the first 30-days. Emergency or salvage status strongly predicts 1-year mortality. Optimizing physiologic derangements prior to operative repair may be considered when possible in this subgroup of patients.
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: research