Ventricular septal rupture after myocardial infarction. Detection by transesophageal echocardiography.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Acute rupture of the interventricular septum is a relatively unusual complication following acute myocardial infarction. The echocardiographic features depicted by transthoracic echocardiography are well described. However, transesophageal echocardiographic description of a ruptured septum has not been previously reported. This brief report illustrates the transesophageal features of such a defect.
Medical subject headings
- Echocardiography, Transesophageal
- Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction
- Heart Septum