Postinfarction cardiac rupture after coronary revascularization.
Rupture of the myocardium is a catastrophic complication of acute myocardial infarction. Coronary revascularization has been increasingly utilized for the treatment of postinfarction angina. Further, myocardial infarction is a well known complication of coronary revascularization. Nonetheless, cardiac rupture after coronary revascularization has been rarely described. Described herein are three such cases with a review of the literature.
Handy
J R
JR
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA.
Crumbley
A J
AJ
D000368:Aged; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017211:Treatment Failure; D018658:Ventricular Septal Rupture / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*