title: Late rupture of left ventricular true aneurysm after acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: Left ventricular (LV) free wall rupture complicated with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) usually occurs in the early phase of AMI. True aneurysm of the LV is sometimes a complication of AMI but rarely ruptures. In our patient, a 72-year-old woman, the LV free wall ruptured on Day 49 after the onset of AMI and the ruptured site was the thinnest wall of large true aneurysm of the LV. The large aneurysmal formation probably was due to corticosteroids used for pericarditis. More attention should be paid to late cardiac rupture and the use of corticosteroids.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Heart Institute of Japan, Tokyo Women's Medical College, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hosoda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimamoto
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000368:Aged; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006342:Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000188:drug therapy; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones