Heart Transplantation in post-infarction ventricular septal rupture: Contemporary outcomes from the 2016-2021 National Inpatient Database

• Published in: JHLT open Vol. 9; p. 100278
• Main Authors: Hanna, Daniel B., Verghese, Dhiran, Dakkak, Wael, Sierra, Juan, Navas, Viviana, Paz, Luis, Howard, Travis, Albaghdadi, Mazen, Wang, Dee Dee, Orringer, Carl E., Cubeddu, Robert J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.08.2025; Elsevier
• Subjects: Cardiothoracic Surgery; Heart transplantation; In-hospital mortality; Mechanical circulatory support; Myocardial infarction; Original Research; Ventricular septal rupture; ECMO; Myocardial infarction; Ventricular septal rupture; In-hospital mortality; IABP; VSR; Heart transplantation; Mechanical circulatory support; NIS; HT; MCS; AMI; intraaortic balloon counterpulsation; National Inpatient Sample; Heart transplant; extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Acute myocardial infarction

Ventricular septal rupture (VSR) is a devastating complication of myocardial infarction (MI), with high mortality, particularly in cardiogenic shock (CS). Heart transplantation (HT) has emerged as a potential alternative to surgery or transcatheter closure (TCC). This study evaluates contemporary tr...