Ventricular septal rupture presented with chronic heart failure symptoms: a case report.

ABSTRACT: Ventricular septal rupture (VSR) is a rare mechanical complication following acute myocardial infarction, with very high mortality rate. Haemodynamic deterioration and cardiogenic shock is common in such cases. Rarely, however, patients may show only signs of chronic heart failure or be completely asymptomatic. We report a case of a 72-year-old male patient with VSR following a transmural myocardial infarction. He sought medical attention only after gradually experiencing symptoms of chronic heart failure, weeks after the onset of the myocardial infarction. The patient successfully underwent elective repair surgery, after optimizing the medical therapy and completing the necessary workup. Ventricular septal rupture repair is necessary in all cases due to the high mortality rate if left unt

SUBMITTER: Michelis I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6601189 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature