Myocardial Infarction with Hemopericardium: A Case of Sealed Rupture
Ventricular free wall rupture is a rare complication of acute myocardial infarction (MI). It can present in acute lethal forms like a blowout type or subacute form where the blood clot, in rare circumstances, seals the defect. A 72-year-old male presented with MI and had pericardial effusion with a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2025-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of the Indian Academy of Echocardiography & Cardiovascular Imaging |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jiae.jiae_39_24 |
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| Summary: | Ventricular free wall rupture is a rare complication of acute myocardial infarction (MI). It can present in acute lethal forms like a blowout type or subacute form where the blood clot, in rare circumstances, seals the defect. A 72-year-old male presented with MI and had pericardial effusion with a clot on the echocardiogram. He was diagnosed with a left ventricular free wall rupture (LVFWR) and proceeded with emergency surgery, where the rupture site was closed with pericardium. The surgeon retrieved a large clot in the pericardium that was sealing the perforation site – preventing cardiac tamponade. Hence, it is necessary to identify sealed free wall rupture cases. |
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| ISSN: | 2543-1463 2543-1471 |