title: [Post myocardial infarction septal rupture. Report of 2 cases].
abstract: The authors report 2 cases of post myocardial infarction septal-rupture. There were one woman and one man aged respectively of 52 and 69 years. Risk factors were diabetes associated in one case with hypertension, and in the other case with tobacco addict. Both patients presented a ventricular septal defect murmur, and cardiac failure. Myocardial infarction (MI) was inaugural, semi-recent, and concemed interventricular septum or circumference of myocardium. Cardiac enzymes were high. Echocardiography showed a left ventricular apical aneurysm, and septal rupture. An abnormal blood flow pattern from left to right ventricle was visualized at Döppler. Medical treatment of Ml and cardiac failure were administrated. Surgery had not been possible. Both patients died respectively after 36 days and 4 days by cardiogenic shock.
authors.affiliation: Clinique Cardiologique, CHU A. Le Dantec, Dakar, Sénégal.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kimbally-Kaky
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ba
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Diao
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Thiam
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kane
authors.forename: I B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Diop
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sarr
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ba
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Diouf
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006342:Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged