Ruptura miocárdica y formación de aneurisma después de un infarto agudo de miocardio silente: reporte de un caso / Myocardial rupture and aneurysm after an acute, silent myocardial infarction: a case report
Rev. costarric. cardiol
; 13(2): 33-36, dic. 2011. ilus
Article
in Spanish
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RESUMEN
Los aneurismas ventriculares y la ruptura del septum interventricular son complicaciones del infarto agudo del miocardio que pueden acompañarse de alta morbimortalidad. Se reporta el caso de un paciente con formación y ruptura de un aneurisma verdadero de la pared inferior y del septum interventricular inferior después de un infarto agudo de miocardio silente. Se discuten las características clínicas, diagnóstico y manejo de estas complicaciones potencialmente letales.
ABSTRACT
Ventricular aneurysms and interventricular septal rupture are complications of acute myocardial infarction and thesecomplications may have a high morbidity and mortality. We report the case of a patient with an aneurysm involving theinferior myocardium and the inferior interventricular septum following an acute silent myocardial infarction. The clinicalcharacteristics, diagnosis and management of these potentially lethal complications are discussed.
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Main subject:
Costa Rica
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Heart Aneurysm
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Cardiomyopathies
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Myocardial Infarction
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Central America
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Costa Rica
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. costarric. cardiol
Journal subject:
Cardiology
Year:
2011
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Costa Rica
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital San Vicente de Paul/CR
