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Table 4 Characteristics and outcomes of patients with residual shunts

From: Outcome and survival analysis of surgical repair of post-infarction ventricular septal rupture

  

Residual shunt

Follow-up

   

Patient

Age

Location

Size (mm)

Progression

Shunt size (mm)

NYHA class

Outcome

Cause of death

Survival (months)

1

46

Anterior

5

No

5

IV

Non-survivor

Multi-organ failure

0.7

2

57

Posterior

5

No

5

IV

Non-survivor

Congestive cardiac failure

2.8

3

73

Anterior

10

Yes

18

III

Non-survivor

Congestive cardiac failure

3.7

4

64

Anterior

5

No

5

II

Non-survivor

Recurrent myocardial infarction

22

5

69

Anterior

5

No

0

I

Non-survivor

Recurrent myocardial infarction

34

6

63

Anterior

4

No

4

I

Survivor

 

16

7

70

Anterior

5

No

5

I

Survivor

 

98

8

63

Anterior

3

Yes

7

I

Survivor

 

112

  1. NYHA: New York Heart Association.