Biomaterial Database

The surgical repair of acute ventricular septal defect as a complication of myocardial infarction. 1977

J C Coles

We advocate a classification of high and low ventricular septal defects following myocardial infarction. The natural history of the disease and the reasonable surgical results support an aggressive surgical approach in both types of septal perforation.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D009203	Myocardial Infarction	NECROSIS of the MYOCARDIUM caused by an obstruction of the blood supply to the heart (CORONARY CIRCULATION).	Cardiovascular Stroke,Heart Attack,Myocardial Infarct,Cardiovascular Strokes,Heart Attacks,Infarct, Myocardial,Infarction, Myocardial,Infarctions, Myocardial,Infarcts, Myocardial,Myocardial Infarctions,Myocardial Infarcts,Stroke, Cardiovascular,Strokes, Cardiovascular
D005260	Female		Females
D006341	Heart Rupture	Disease-related laceration or tearing of tissues of the heart, including the free-wall MYOCARDIUM; HEART SEPTUM; PAPILLARY MUSCLES; CHORDAE TENDINEAE; and any of the HEART VALVES. Pathological rupture usually results from myocardial infarction (HEART RUPTURE, POST-INFARCTION).	Cardiac Rupture,Cardiac Free Wall Rupture,Free Wall Rupture, Heart,Ventricular Free Wall Rupture,Cardiac Ruptures,Heart Ruptures
D006346	Heart Septum	This structure includes the thin muscular atrial septum between the two HEART ATRIA, and the thick muscular ventricular septum between the two HEART VENTRICLES.	Cardiac Septum,Heart Septa,Septa, Heart,Septum, Cardiac,Septum, Heart
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly