Post-infarction ventricular septal defect in Nairobi: case report.

dc.contributor.author	Yonga, G O
dc.contributor.author	Munene, J C
dc.contributor.author	Ogendo, S W
dc.date.accessioned	2013-04-30T06:21:31Z
dc.date.available	2013-04-30T06:21:31Z
dc.date.issued	2005-12
dc.identifier.citation	East Africa Medical Journal. 2005 Decl;82(12):660-2	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16619713
dc.identifier.uri	http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/17857
dc.description.abstract	Post infarction ventricular septal defect results from perforation of the ventricular septum secondary to ischaemic injury following myocardial infarction. Ischaemic heart disease till recently was thought to be an uncommon disease in this part of the world, but now more and more cases are being seen as a result of the changes in thelife styles of the population in this country and in the developing world in general. This is a case report of the first case of post infarction ventricular septal defect presenting to surgery for repair in this country.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Post-infarction	en
dc.subject	Ventricular septal defect	en
dc.subject	Nairobi	en
dc.title	Post-infarction ventricular septal defect in Nairobi: case report.	en
dc.type	Article	en
local.publisher	Department of Surgery, University of Nairobi	en