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Combination of several rare complications of myocardial infarction in a single patient
Cardiology Department, Barzilai Medical Center Campus, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Ashkelon, Israel
Cardiology Department, Barzilai Medical Center Campus, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Ashkelon, Israel
Cardiology Department, Barzilai Medical Center Campus, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Ashkelon, Israel
Cardiology Department, Barzilai Medical Center Campus, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Ashkelon, Israel
- 1 Cardiology Department, Barzilai Medical Center Campus, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Ashkelon, Israel
- 2 Cardiology Department, Barzilai Medical Center Campus, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Ashkelon, Israel
- 3 Cardiology Department, Barzilai Medical Center Campus, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Ashkelon, Israel
- 4 Cardiology Department, Barzilai Medical Center Campus, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Ashkelon, Israel
Open Journal of Internal Medicine·Volume 02 (2012)·Pages 80–82·Published 11 June 2012·DOI10.4236/ojim.2012.22016
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Abstract
There are three major mechanical complications of acute myocardial infarction: rupture of the left ventricular free wall, rupture of the interventricular septum, and development of mitral regurgitation. Each of these complications is associated with extremely high mortality. Reviewing the scientific literature, we found descriptions of sporadic cases of both of those complications combined. We report an unusual case of simultaneous rupture of free wall and interventricular septum.
KeywordsComplicationsAcute Myocardial InfarctionAortic StenosisMitral RegurgitationTranscatheter
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