A subacute left ventricular free wall rupture after thrombolytic and glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor treatment: an overlooked finding of left ventriculography

Jpn Heart J. 2002 May;43(3):289-93. doi: 10.1536/jhj.43.289.

Abstract

Subacute left ventricular free wall rupture is a rare complication in acute myocardial infarction. With the increasing use of thrombolytic agents and glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors, this complication has been increasing recently. We report a case of subacute cardiac rupture with frank pericardial effusion receiving thrombolytic and glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor therapies.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Echocardiography
  • Electrocardiography
  • Fibrinolytic Agents / adverse effects*
  • Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction / chemically induced*
  • Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Ventricles / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Myocardial Infarction / drug therapy*
  • Pericardial Effusion / diagnostic imaging
  • Pericardial Effusion / etiology
  • Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Radiography
  • Ventricular Function, Left

Substances

  • Fibrinolytic Agents
  • Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex