Global ST-segment elevation associated with impending cardiac rupture during diagnostic cardiac catheterization.
Cardiac rupture is a life-threatening complication during diagnostic cardiac catheterization, however, it rarely occurs nowadays. The present case report describes cardiac rupture during diagnostic cardiac catheterization using a 4F pigtail catheter and a 0.035" flexible guidewire, and global ST-segment elevation associated with impending cardiac rupture.
Kadohira
Tadayuki
T
Department of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
Kobayashi
Yoshio
Y
Niitsuma
Yuriko
Y
Imamaki
Mizuho
M
Komuro
Issei
I
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D018658:Ventricular Septal Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery