Ventricular septal defect after acute myocardial infarction: an unusual but life-threatening complication

Authors

  • Manuel Felipe Cáceres Acosta Universidad CES
  • Orlando Castaño Cifuentes Universidad CES
  • Camilo Andrés Peláez Ramos Universidad de Cartagena
  • Sebastián Naranjo Restrepo Hospital General de Medellín; Clínica CES
  • Mauricio Duque Ramírez Universidad CES; Clínica CES

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21615/cesmedicina.35.1.6

Keywords:

Myocardial infarction, Ventricular septal defect, Heart aneurysm

Abstract

Introduction: early coronary revascularization has reduced the occurrence of mechanical complications of acute myocardial infarction; ventricular septal defect (interventricular communication) usually occurs between the third and fifth days after the event. We present an unusual case where the predominant symptoms were mainly gastrointestinal.

Description: A 65-year-old male patient with a history of high blood pressure, active smoking and frequent alcohol consumption, consulted for gastrointestinal symptoms and chest pain with atypical characteristics. In the physical examination a holosystolic murmur with predominance in the foci of the base was found, the electrocardiogram documented QS in the inferior wall without alterations of the ST-T segment, positive cardiac biomarkers and the echocardiogram reported systolic dysfunction, basal and middle segment aneurysm of the lower wall, with ventricular septal defect with left to right flow. A diagnostic coronary angiography was performed founding two vessel severe disease, then the patient was surgically intervened for ventricular aneurysm correction, ventricular septal defect and coronary bypass.

Conclusion: Recognizing the atypical clinical manifestations of acute myocardial infarction and a well-performed physical examination make it possible to identify serious problems such as the mechanical complications of infarction.

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Author Biographies

Manuel Felipe Cáceres Acosta, Universidad CES

Internista, Residente de Cardiología de la Universidad CES

Orlando Castaño Cifuentes, Universidad CES

Internista, Residente de Cardiología de la Universidad CES.

Camilo Andrés Peláez Ramos, Universidad de Cartagena

Residente de Medicina Interna, Universidad de Cartagena

Sebastián Naranjo Restrepo, Hospital General de Medellín; Clínica CES

Internista, Cardiólogo, CES Cardiología. Clínica CES y Hospital General de Medellín.

Mauricio Duque Ramírez, Universidad CES; Clínica CES

Cardiólogo – Electrofisiólogo, Jefe de postgrado de Cardiología y Electrofisiología, Universidad CES. Jefe grupo de Investigación Enfermedades del Corazón. Director de CES Cardiología, Clínica CES.

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Published

2021-05-04

How to Cite

Cáceres Acosta, M. F., Castaño Cifuentes, O., Peláez Ramos, C. A., Naranjo Restrepo, S., & Duque Ramírez, M. (2021). Ventricular septal defect after acute myocardial infarction: an unusual but life-threatening complication. CES Medicina, 35(1), 51–59. https://doi.org/10.21615/cesmedicina.35.1.6

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