Myocardial infarction complicated by ventricular septal rupture in a patient with polycythemia vera and minimal coronary ectasia

Although it is known that patients with polycythemia vera (PV) are at increased risk of myocardial infarction (MI) secondary to thrombosis, ventricular septal rupture in this setting has never been reported. Ventricular septal rupture complicating a small anteroseptal MI is reported in a patient wit...

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Published inCanadian journal of cardiology Vol. 14; no. 9; p. 1161
Main Authors Choy, J B, Burton, J R, Penkoske, P A, Taylor, D A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.09.1998
Subjects
Aged
Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Coronary Disease - complications
Coronary Disease - diagnostic imaging
Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
Electrocardiography
Female
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular - complications
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular - diagnostic imaging
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular - surgery
Humans
Myocardial Infarction - complications
Myocardial Infarction - diagnostic imaging
Myocardial Infarction - surgery
Polycythemia Vera - complications
Risk Factors
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Although it is known that patients with polycythemia vera (PV) are at increased risk of myocardial infarction (MI) secondary to thrombosis, ventricular septal rupture in this setting has never been reported. Ventricular septal rupture complicating a small anteroseptal MI is reported in a patient with PV and with only minimal ectasia of the left anterior descending coronary artery. Despite small infarct size these patients may be predisposed to myocardial hemorrhage, increasing the likelihood of myocardial rupture.
ISSN:0828-282X
1916-7075