Koichiro Kinugawa

Physiological Effects and Clinical Limitations of Impella‐Bridge Strategy for Post‐Infarction Ventricular Septal Rupture

ABSTRACT Background Post‐infarction ventricular septal rupture (VSR) remains a life‐threatening mechanical complication of acute myocardial infarction. We evaluated the feasibility of an Impella‐bridge strategy for scheduled VSR repair. Methods We retrospectively analyzed 10 cons...