Myocardial infarction with non obstructive coronary arteries complicated with ventricular septal rupture: A case report and literature review.
Nikolaos KafkasStylianos DragasisChristos MantisGeorgios FlorosPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2021)
Ventricular septal rupture represents one of the most serious complications after an acute coronary syndrome. Nowadays this condition is rare due to early revascularization, but is still associated with high mortality rate. In this case report, we present an unusual case of a woman suffering an acute myocardial infarction with normal coronary arteries complicated with a ventricular septal rupture, which required surgical correction.
Keyphrases
- left ventricular
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- acute myocardial infarction
- heart failure
- case report
- acute coronary syndrome
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- coronary artery disease
- aortic stenosis
- coronary artery
- catheter ablation
- cardiovascular events
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- antiplatelet therapy
- blood flow
- atrial fibrillation