RESUMO
From May 1989 to March 1994, 6 patients(2 men and 4 women, mean age 63.5 years[range 57 to 69]) with ventricular septal defect after acute myocardial infarction(MI) were seen at Catholic Medical center. The clinical features were as follows : 1) Neck vein engorgement, hepatomegaly and rale on lung auscultation were noted in 5 patients. 2) The acute MI was anterior in 5 patients and posterior in 1 patients. 3) The sites of rupture were apex in 4 patients, among 5 anterior wall MI patients. 4) Pansystolic murmur was heard on left lower precordial area in all patients. 5) Only 1 patient had a history of typical angina. 6) All VSDs occurred during patients's first heart attack. 7) All patients developed VSDs within 7 days after the onset of chest patin. 8)Among 4 patients who underwent coronary angiogram, 3 patients had multivessel coronary artery disease. 9) 2 patients who underwent operation survived but 4 patients who received only medical treatment expired. 10) The time interval from chest pain to death was 14.7 days(range 6 to 27).
