In-Hospital Outcomes and Long-Term Follow-Up after Percutaneous Transcatheter Closure of Postinfarction Ventricular Septal Defects

Table 2

Procedural parameters.

	Survival; (n = 11)	Death; (n = 4)	P value
Time from AMI to procedure, days			<0.001
Vessels with CAD, n (%)
1	3 (27. 27)	0 (0.00)	—
2	7 (63.63)	3 (75.00)	0.593
3	1 (9.10)	1 (25.00)	0.476
PCI performed	2	0	—
Qp/Qs			<0.001
Immediate reduction in shunting, n (%)
No reduction	0	—	—
Partial reduction	3	0	—
Complete closure, n (%)	8 (72.72)	1 (25.00)	0.143

Mean values (standard deviation) and total number (percentage) are given for continuous and categorical variables, respectively. CAD: coronary artery disease; PCI: percutaneous coronary intervention; AMI: acute myocardial infarction; Qp/Qs: pulmonary/systemic flow ratio.