Ventricular Septal Rupture in 2 Patients Presenting Late after Myocardial Infarction during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Ventricular septal rupture (VSR) following myocardial infarction is rare in the reperfusion era. The decrease in patients presenting with myocardial infarction during the coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic could result in more frequent VSR. This report describes two patients with VSR presenting la...

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Published in:JACC. Case reports 2020-10, Vol.2 (12), p.2013-2015
Main Authors: Parikh, Malav, Busman, Meredith, Dickinson, Michael, Wohns, David, Madder, Ryan D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
mechanical complication
Mini-Focus Issue: Covid-19
myocardial infarction
STEMI
ventricular septal defect
ventricular septal rupture
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Summary:Ventricular septal rupture (VSR) following myocardial infarction is rare in the reperfusion era. The decrease in patients presenting with myocardial infarction during the coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic could result in more frequent VSR. This report describes two patients with VSR presenting late after myocardial infarction and treated at a single institution. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.) [Display omitted]
ISSN:2666-0849
2666-0849
DOI:10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.07.023