Subacute biventricular rupture with extracardiac left-to-right shunt after an inferior acute myocardial infarction.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.10.095.
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Abstract
Cardiac rupture is an uncommon but catastrophic mechanical complication after acute myocardial infarction associated with an exceedingly high mortality. We report the case of a 64-year-old man who presented with a subacute biventricular rupture after acute inferior ST segment elevation myocardial infarction.
Medical subject headings
- Myocardial Infarction
- Ventricular Septal Rupture