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Cardiovascular Diseases & Diagnosis

ISSN: 2329-9517

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Double Trouble: Ventricular Septal Rupture (VSR) and Ventricular Wall Aneurysm (VWA) Complicating Acute Myocardial Infarction

Abstract

Shafi I, Oviedo C, Reddy V, Abu-Mahfouz, Omar AE, Baciewicz FA and Afonso L*

Ventricular septal rupture (VSR) is a rare but fatal complication of acute myocardial infarction. Prompt diagnosis with noninvasive imaging is key and surgical repair, though challenging remains the treatment of choice. We describe a rare case of inferior wall AMI complicated with VSR and posterior true ventricular wall aneurysm.

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