J Korean Soc Echocardiogr.  2005 Mar;13(1):42-45.

Three Cases of Ventricular Septal Rupture after Acute Myocardial Infarction

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  • 1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Inje University, Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea. dongskim@inje.ac.kr

Abstract

Rupture of the interventricular septum is a serious complication of acute myocardial infarction, accounting for 5% of death due to acute myocardial infarction. The mortality with medical therapy alone exceeds 90%. Accurate diagnosis, urgent management, and early operative correction are necessary for survival. We report cases of 3 patients with ventricular septal rupture after acute myocardial infarction.

Keyword

Ventricular septal rupture; Acute myocardial infarction

MeSH Terms

Diagnosis
Humans
Mortality
Myocardial Infarction*
Rupture
Ventricular Septal Rupture*
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