Late presentation of ventricular septal defect following myocardial infarction: the role of non-invasive methods.
A 64-year-old man presented with biventricular failure 5 months after an acute antero-apical myocardial infarction. On auscultation of the praecordium a loud pansystolic murmur was heard. The use of non-invasive studies in diagnosing post-myocardial infarction ventricular septal defect is discussed.
D004452:Echocardiography; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006342:Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging