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Table 3: Perioperative management of patients diagnosed with postinfarction ventricular septal rupture. |
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Patients, n (%) |
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Inotrope use |
16 (59.26) |
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IACB |
14 (51.85) |
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Interventionism |
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Amplatzer |
1 (3.70) |
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PCI |
3 (11.11) |
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Successful |
2 (66.67) |
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Failed |
1 (33.33) |
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NYHA functional class |
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I |
1 (3.70) |
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II |
10 (37.04) |
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III |
4 (14.82) |
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IV |
12 (44.44) |
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Time to diagnosis from an AMI to surgical PVSR (days) |
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< 7 |
12 (44.44) |
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7-15 |
11 (40.74) |
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> 15 |
4 (14.82) |
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IACB = intra-aortic counter-pulsation balloon, PCI = percutaneous coronary intervention, NYHA = New York Heart Association, AMI = acute myocardial infarction, PVSR = postinfarction ventricular septal rupture. |
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