title: [Myocardial rupture in primary chronic polyarthritis. Sequela of a rare combination of acute myocardial infarct, secondary amyloidosis and perimyocarditis].
abstract: Severe chronic rheumatoid arthritis is sometimes associated with several internal organic lesions. This is the report of a patient with malignant chronic rheumatoid arthritis complicated by an acute myocardial infarction, left ventricular wall rupture and pseudoaneurysm besides reactive amyloidosis and perimyocarditis.
authors.affiliation: II. Medizinische Abteilung, Landeskrankenhaus, Klagenfurt.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ljuba
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Philippitsch
mesh_terms: D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006342:Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Herzwandruptur bei primärer chronischer Polyarthritis (PCP). Folge einer seltenen Kombination von akutem Myokardinfarkt, sekundärer Amyloidose und Perimyokarditis.