Subacute biventricular rupture with extracardiac left-to-right shunt after an inferior acute myocardial infarction

Zhenkun Yang; Jiapei Qiu; Yuehua Fang; Chen Ying; Weifeng Shen; Qiang Zhao

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.10.095

Subacute biventricular rupture with extracardiac left-to-right shunt after an inferior acute myocardial infarction

Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 Sep;98(3):1090-1. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.10.095.

Authors

Zhenkun Yang¹, Jiapei Qiu², Yuehua Fang¹, Chen Ying¹, Weifeng Shen¹, Qiang Zhao³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Rui Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
² Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Rui Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
³ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Rui Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 25193194
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.10.095

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Heart Aneurysm / etiology
Heart Aneurysm / surgery
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / complications*
Myocardial Infarction / surgery
Ventricular Septal Rupture / etiology*