Ventricular Rupture at the Site of a Septic Myocardial Abscess After Acute Myocardial Infarction

Quinton Barry; Ramtin Hakimjavadi; John Veinot; Marino Labinaz

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.09.007

Ventricular Rupture at the Site of a Septic Myocardial Abscess After Acute Myocardial Infarction

JACC Case Rep. 2022 Nov 16;4(22):1484-1489. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.09.007.

Authors

Quinton Barry¹, Ramtin Hakimjavadi², John Veinot³, Marino Labinaz²

Affiliations

¹ University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Division of Cardiology, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
² University of Ottawa, Department of Health Sciences, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
³ The Ottawa Hospital, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Abstract

Mechanical complications after acute myocardial infarction are well-described yet catastrophic complications of acute coronary syndromes. Uniquely, we describe a rare case of left ventricular free wall rupture at the site of a septic myocardial abscess after an anterior wall myocardial infarction. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.).

Keywords: ACS, acute coronary syndrome; AMI, acute myocardial infarction; FWR, free wall rupture; LAD, left anterior descending artery; MCS, mechanical circulatory support; acute myocardial infarction; mechanical complications; myocardial abscess; myocardial rupture.

Publication types

Case Reports