Alexandra Almeida1; Raquel Vaz Pereira2; Fernando Ribeiro3
1 Cardiac Physiologist, Emergency Service, Hospital de Santa Maria – Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Avenida Professor Egas Moniz, 1649-028 Lisbon, Portugal
2 Cardiac Physiologist, Ecocardiography Laboratory, Hospital de Santa Maria – Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Avenida Professor Egas Moniz, 1649-028 Lisbon, Portugal
3 Cardiac Physiologist Coordinator, Hospital de Santa Maria – Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Avenida Professor Egas Moniz, 1649-028 Lisbon, Portugal
Published: January 2024
Subject area: Echocardiography, Critically ill cardiac patient
Ventricular septal rupture as a consequence of an acute myocardial infarction is a rare complication in the era of percutaneous coronary intervention but severe with high mortality rates. This case refers to a patient admitted to the emergency room with complaints of severe fatigue and signs of ischemia detected on the electrocardiogram performed on admission. Subsequently, a patient underwent a transthoracic echocardiogram, in which a ventricular septal rupture with left-to-right shunt was diagnosed as a result of the acute myocardial infarction. An attempt was made to close the ventricular septal rupture percutaneously, but the procedure was unsuccessful and the patient had an unfavorable evolution.
Subject area: Echocardiography, Critically ill cardiac patient
Cardiac Physiologist, Emergency Service, Hospital de Santa Maria – Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Avenida Professor Egas Moniz, 1649-028 Lisbon, Portugal
Cardiac Physiologist, Ecocardiography Laboratory, Hospital de Santa Maria – Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Avenida Professor Egas Moniz, 1649-028 Lisbon, Portugal
Cardiac Physiologist Coordinator, Hospital de Santa Maria – Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Avenida Professor Egas Moniz, 1649-028 Lisbon, Portugal
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Subject area: Echocardiography, Critically ill cardiac patient
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