Cardiac rupture and tamponade during ventriculography

Ana Planas; Francisco Pomar; Juan V Vilar; Emilio Perez

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.11.117

Cardiac rupture and tamponade during ventriculography

Int J Cardiol. 2007 May 16;118(1):128-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.11.117. Epub 2007 Mar 7.

Authors

Ana Planas, Francisco Pomar, Juan V Vilar, Emilio Perez

PMID: 17346824
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.11.117

Abstract

Left ventricular free wall rupture after a myocardial infarction is a complication which is unusually seen during ventriculography. We present the case of a patient who developed a cardiac rupture and tamponade captured on ventriculography.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Cardiac Tamponade / etiology*
Cardiac Tamponade / surgery
Coronary Angiography / adverse effects*
Electrocardiography
Female
Heart Rupture / etiology*
Heart Rupture / surgery
Humans
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / therapy