Anterior Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Apical Thrombus and Purulent Pericarditis

Simone C M D Panman; Jan A Krikken; Gianclaudio Mecozzi; Kevin Damman

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.10.008

Anterior Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Apical Thrombus and Purulent Pericarditis

JACC Case Rep. 2022 Nov 8;4(23):101675. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.10.008. eCollection 2022 Dec 7.

Authors

Simone C M D Panman¹, Jan A Krikken¹, Gianclaudio Mecozzi², Kevin Damman¹

Affiliations

¹ University of Groningen, Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
² University of Groningen, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.

Abstract

We describe a man with cardiac tamponade after anterior myocardial infarction (MI) with a mass on echocardiography, complicated by a S. Milleri purulent pericarditis. This case is an example of how 2 cardiac conditions can interfere with the diagnosis and management of each individual disorder, resulting in an extremely complex disease course. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.).

Keywords: CMR, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; LV, left ventricular; MI, myocardial infarction; case report; intramyocardial hematoma; left ventricular thrombus; purulent pericarditis.

Publication types

Case Reports