Right atrial approach for surgical repair of post infarction ventricular septal defect and acute tricuspid regurgitation with cardiogenic shock.

ABSTRACT

A complex case of inferior wall infarction with ventricular septal defect and severe tricuspid valve regurgitation due to acute papillary muscle rupture in a 65 year-old male is described. This constellation of pathological lesions and the surgical approach to the repair have not been previously described.