Right Ventricular Free Wall Rupture After Myocardial Infarction

This paper describes the case of a 68-year-old man who presented in cardiac tamponade due to a right ventricular free wall rupture after a recent ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. After a pericardiocentesis, the ventricular defect resolved spontaneously. The patient was managed medically a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Hasnie, Usman A., Wagner, Courtney, Elrod, Jacob P., Chapman, Gregory D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
Materias:
Imaging Vignette
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8543129/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34729515
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.06.010
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Sumario:This paper describes the case of a 68-year-old man who presented in cardiac tamponade due to a right ventricular free wall rupture after a recent ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. After a pericardiocentesis, the ventricular defect resolved spontaneously. The patient was managed medically and avoided surgical intervention. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

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