title: Ventricular Septal Rupture in a Case Suspected as Stress Induced Cardiomyopathy.
abstract: An 87-year-old woman with continuous chest discomfort was referred to our hospital. ST-segment elevation in lead V1-4 was detected on electrocardiography and ventricular septal rupture (VSR) was observed on echocardiography. Post-acute myocardial infarction (AMI) VSR was suspected and she underwent emergency cardiac catheterization. However, coronary angiography showed normal coronary artery. On the fourth day after admission, the patient died. We suspect that VSR was developed by stress induced cardiomyopathy, not by AMI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Dong-A University Hospital, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyo-In
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Rhyou
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Dong-A University Hospital, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Tae-Ho
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Dong-A University Hospital, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Ji-Eun
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Dong-A University Hospital, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Moo-Hyun
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Dong-A University Hospital, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Young-Dae
authors.initials: YD
authors.lastname: Kim
keywords: Acute myocardial infarction; Stress induced cardiomyopathy; Ventricular septal rupture