Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
2731614 Cor et Vasa 2013 5 Pages PDF
Abstract

Ventricular septal rupture is a serious mechanical complication of myocardial infarction with important hemodynamic consequences. Without a rapid diagnosis and correction by surgical intervention, the short-term mortality of these patients is higher than 90%. We report the case of a patient with acute inferior myocardial infarction and a ventricular septal rupture with early diagnosis based on clinical examination and transthoracic echocardiography and postponed successful surgical correction.

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