One of the most feared complications is the occurrence of thromboembolic events (mostly cerebrovascular accidents) due to left ventricular (LV) thrombus formation. The risk of LV thrombus formation is ...
A 73 year old man developed a left ventricular pseudoaneurysm following acute myocardial infarction. Coronary angiography showed triple vessel disease with total occlusion of the right coronary artery ...
Acute ventricular septal rupture can occur usually several days following the acute infarction, due to softening of the necrotic portion of the septum. This can occur in both inferoposterior and in ...
Myocardial infarction (MI) is an uncommonly suspected cause of morbidity in children. This retrospective case series study was undertaken to ascertain the incidence and etiologies of MI in the ...
An inferior myocardial infarction ... valve regurgitation, acute ventricular septal defect, bradycardia, left ventricular aneurysm formation and right ventricular infarction.
Their clinical use in other non-FDA approved settings is also increasing. We present a case in which a patient abruptly stopped taking dabigatran due to a small bowel obstruction and shortly ...
He was managed as a delayed-presentation ST-elevation myocardial infarction case. 12 h following admission ... A bubble-contrast echocardiogram confirmed an active interatrial right-to-left shunt ...
A left ventricular aneurysm can form after a transmural myocardial infarction and involves dilation of the left ventricular wall in an abnormal fashion. Most commonly, the apex of the heart is ...
Approximately 20% of patients presenting with chest pain will have acute myocardial infarction ... patient as LBBB and left ventricular hypertrophy. This article will review the ECG changes associated ...