TABLE 2. Clinical Characteristics According to Location of Rupture
Variable Anterior Septum (n=8) Posterior Septum (n=23) Cardiac Apex (n=81) P Value
Acuity
AMI-VSR time interval (d) 7.00 ± 4.44 6.00 ± 6.88 6.38 ± 6.17 0.518
Critical Preoperative Status 5 (62.50%) 11 (47.83%) 33 (40.74%) 0.443
EuroSCORE 15.62 ± 4.50 12.26 ± 4.47 13.22 ± 4.62 0.206
Echocardiography
Location of MI <0.001
Anterior wall 8 (100.00%) 5 (21.74%) 73 (90.12%)
Posterior Wall or Inferior Wall 0 (0.00%) 18 (78.26%) 8 (9.88%)
Combined with Ventricular Aneurysm 5 (62.50%) 14 (60.87%) 60 (74.07%) 0.407
Rupture Size 14.38 ± 7.39 15.43 ± 6.06 12.44 ± 4.28 0.033
Operative Characteristics
Repair Method 0.251
Patch 8 (100.00%) 14 (60.87%) 58 (71.60%)
Direct Suture 0 (0.00%) 5 (21.74%) 12 (14.81%)
Exclusion 0 (0.00%) 4 (17.39%) 6 (7.41%)
Percutaneous Closure 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 5 (6.17%)
Cardiopulmonary Bypass Time 136.88 ± 31.02 130.57 ± 51.77 107.91 ± 58.06 0.022
Aortic Clamping Time 85.50 ± 25.81 96.83 ± 42.87 71.31 ± 34.15 0.01
Concomitant CABG 3 (37.50%) 17 (73.91%) 46 (56.79%) 0.148
Concomitant Mitral Repair 0 (0.00%) 4 (17.39%) 1 (1.23%) 0.003
Postoperative Outcomes
Postoperative Shunt 1 (12.50%) 2 (8.70%) 8 (9.88%) 0.874
Postoperative Death 1 (12.50%) 0 (0.00%) 7 (8.64%) 0.261