title: Silent myocardial rupture in a patient with diabetes and Addison's disease.
abstract: We present a case of left ventricular rupture and formation of a pseudoaneurysm after silent myocardial infarction in a patient with Schmidt syndrome (polyglandular deficiency syndrome including Addison's disease, lymphocytic thyroiditis and diabetes mellitus). This case illustrates the possibility of myocardial rupture without hemodynamic collapse and a possible role of chronic steroid substitution.
authors.affiliation: Stiftsklinik Augustinum, München, Germany.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ostermaier
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roth
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: von Essen
mesh_terms: D000224:Addison Disease / Q000150:complications*; D000368:Aged; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D016884:Polyendocrinopathies, Autoimmune / Q000150:complications*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D018658:Ventricular Septal Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery