An Unusual Case of Left Ventricular Free Wall Rupture Caused by a Silent Myocardial Infarction

Left ventricular free wall rupture (LVFWR) is a serious complication of myocardial infarction. It presents with a very high mortality rate and can be rescued by accurate diagnosis and emergency surgery. LVFWR can occur with sudden overt clinical symptoms or present insidiously. This report highlight...

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Autores principales: Jin, Xin, Seol, Sang-Hoon, Park, Seung-Hyeon, Lee, Joo-Won, Park, Bo-Min, Kim, Dong-Kie, Kim, Ki-Hun, Kim, Doo-Il, Min, Ho-Ki, Kim, Yeon-Mee
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Cardiology 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3493808/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23170099
http://dx.doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2012.42.10.702
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Sumario:Left ventricular free wall rupture (LVFWR) is a serious complication of myocardial infarction. It presents with a very high mortality rate and can be rescued by accurate diagnosis and emergency surgery. LVFWR can occur with sudden overt clinical symptoms or present insidiously. This report highlights the case of a man with no prior history of coronary artery disease, who presented with LVFWR and pericardial effusion that evolved to severe bacterial pericarditis.

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