ACUTE HEART TRANSPLANTATION: A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE IN CARDIOGENIC SHOCK PATIENTS WITH POST-INFARCTION VENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECTS

Ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a rare complication of acute myocardial infarction (MI) often resulting in refractory cardiogenic shock with a poor prognosis. Reported mortality rates are as high as 80% in the abscence of intervention. A 56-year-old woman presented with active chest pain for 48