Venugopal Menon, MD, and Michael Tong, MD, explain how modern advances are transforming treatment for a rare but life-threatening complication after a heart attack: ventricular septal rupture. Learn why early transfer to an expert center matters, how mechanical support devices buy time for recovery and why surgery remains the definitive solution for saving lives.

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