This brief report provides the first description of transesophageal echocardiographic features of a ventricular septal rupture following acute myocardial infarction.
Acute rupture of the interventricular septum is a relatively unusual complication following acute myocardial infarction. The echocardiographic features depicted by transthoracic echocardiography are well described. However, transesophageal echocardiographic description of a ruptured septum has not been previously reported. This brief report illustrates the transesophageal features of such a defect.
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