European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine (Feb 2024)

Myocardial infarction presenting as both left ventricular aneurysm and ventricular septal defect

  • Harshwardhan Khandait,
  • Sherif Elkattawy,
  • Jesus E. Romero,
  • Ana L. Romero,
  • Rachel Abboud,
  • Yezin Shamoon,
  • Omar Elkattawy,
  • Nour Elhouda Elassa,
  • Gamal Musleh,
  • Fayez Shamoon,
  • Meherwan Joshi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.12890/2024_004145

Abstract

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Acute myocardial infarction can result in various mechanical complications, although they have become rare with the advent of reperfusion therapies. Among these complications, ventricular septal rupture (VSR) and left ventricular aneurysm (LVA) are infrequent but life-threatening conditions associated with high morbidity and mortality. We present a rare case of a 67-year-old male with acute myocardial infarction who developed concomitant apical LVA and ventricular septal rupture.

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