• Title of article

    Ventricular Rupture due to Myocardial Infarction without Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease

  • Author/Authors

    Lapp, Hendrik Department of Cardiology - Heart Centre Niederrhein - Helios Clinics Krefeld, Germany , Keßler, Marcel Department of Cardiology - Heart Centre Niederrhein - Helios Clinics Krefeld, Germany , Rock, Thomas Department of Cardiology - Heart Centre Niederrhein - Helios Clinics Krefeld, Germany , Schmid, Franz X. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery - Heart Centre Niederrhein - Helios Clinics Krefeld, Germany , Shin, Dong-In Department of Cardiology - Heart Centre Niederrhein - Helios Clinics Krefeld, Germany , Bufe, Alexander Department of Cardiology - Heart Centre Niederrhein - Helios Clinics Krefeld, Germany , Klues, Heinrich G. Department of Cardiology - Heart Centre Niederrhein - Helios Clinics Krefeld, Germany , Blockhaus, Christian Department of Cardiology - Heart Centre Niederrhein - Helios Clinics Krefeld, Germany

  • Pages
    4
  • From page
    1
  • To page
    4
  • Abstract
    An 87-year-old woman presenting with myocardial infarction and ST-segment elevation in the electrocardiogram suffered from pericardial effusion due to left ventricular rupture. After ruling out obstructive coronary artery disease and aortic dissection, she underwent cardiac surgery showing typical infarct-macerated myocardial tissue in situ. This case shows that even etiologically unclear and small-sized myocardial infarctions can cause life-threatening mechanical complications.
  • Keywords
    Ventricular Rupture , Myocardial Infarction , Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease
  • Journal title
    Case Reports in Cardiology
  • Serial Year
    2020
  • Record number

    2612904