Case Report (n=1)
Prompt diagnosis and emergency surgical repair of post-infarction ventricular septal rupture, combined with aggressive antiarrhythmic management for postoperative ventricular tachycardia, can be life-saving.
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May support combined surgical-antiarrhythmic strategies in rare post-MI VSR with refractory VT; leaves open need for prospective validation.
Complicated myocardial infarctionVentricular septal rupture is a surgical emergency Ventricular septal rupture is a serious complication of acute myocardial infarction that generally produces progressive circulatory failure and rapid deterioration.Prompt diagnosis followed by surgical repair with perioperative circulatory support is often life saving.We present the case of a patient with ventricular septal rupture who experienced recalcitrant attacks of sustained ventricular tachycardia postoperatively and discuss important aspects ofmanagement.
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P Mazeika (1994) conducted a case report in Ventricular septal rupture complicating acute myocardial infarction (n=1). Surgical repair and antiarrhythmic therapy (amiodarone and flecainide) was evaluated.
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