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A Complication Of Acute Myocardial Infarction, Nakeya Dewaswala, Robert Dean Chait
A Complication Of Acute Myocardial Infarction, Nakeya Dewaswala, Robert Dean Chait
HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine
Ventricular septal rupture (VSR) is a rare complication after acute myocardial infarction (MI). The case presents an apical four chamber echocardiogram showing mid-septal discontinuity with lateral to medial movement of the transected ventricular septum during systole and diastole. Color Doppler demonstrates flow across the septum with extensive anatomic destruction of the ventricular septum.