Isolated Traumatic Membranous Interventricular Septal Rupture: A Rare Complication Following a Motor Vehicle Accident.

• Isolated VSRs are rare after blunt force trauma. • Traumatic VSRs more commonly occur within the apex. • Early diagnosis with echocardiography is imperative for optimal management of VSRs.

Use of implantable cardioverter defibrillators in the New Zealand context from 2000 to 2007.

Background: Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) therapy is now standard of care for prevention of sudden cardiac death in high-risk patient groups. In order to determine if the potential benefit of ICD therapy is being realised, ongoing monitoring of ICD therapy is required. This study was conducted to examine ICD therapy in two New Zealand tertiary hospitals.