Transcatheter closure of postmyocardial infarction, iatrogenic, and postoperative ventricular septal defects: The Mayo Clinic experience

Objectives To determine event‐free survival after transcatheter closure of ventricular septal defect (VSD), and to identify predictors of adverse events (AE) in post myocardial infarction VSD (post‐MI VSD) subgroup. Background There are limited data on mid‐term follow‐up after transcatheter VSD closure. Methods Retrospective review of 27 cases of transcatheter VSD closure (post‐MI = 18 and non‐ischemic = 9) performed from 1999 to 2013. We...