The authors present an excellent retrograde analysis of a rare condition
of a phenomenal number of cases and their surgical outcomes. A majority
of the studies in published literature are anecdotal case reports which
are a rare and dreadful entity. A comprehensive countrywide view of the
UK National Adult Cardiac Surgery Audit database is presented in this
study. This study represents the changing trends in the risk factors,
management strategies, and outcomes of ventricular septal rupture for
over 23 years in a nutshell.