Key result
Mechanical complications after acute myocardial infarction, such as ventricular septum rupture, have an incidence of less than 0.5% but carry a high mortality despite early surgical repair.
Mechanical complications like ventricular septal rupture after acute MI are rare (<0.5%) but carry high mortality despite early surgical repair.
Vigilance for rare post-MI mechanical complications remains essential given high mortality; leaves open research into adjunctive strategies beyond early repair.
In the era of primary percutaneous coronary intervention, mechanical complications after acute myocardial infarction are extremely rare, with an incidence of less than 0.5%. Rupture of the ventricular septum is the least frequent occurrence. Nevertheless, current mortality remains high and a prompt diagnosis and treatment are imperative to increase survival. Despite early surgical repair, mortality still remains high.
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Flores‐Umanzor et al. (2017) conducted a review in Acute myocardial infarction. Mechanical complications after acute myocardial infarction, such as ventricular septum rupture, have an incidence of less than 0.5% but carry a high mortality despite early surgical repair.
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