title: Ventriculography to Identify Ventricular Free-Wall Rupture in Acute Coronary Syndrome.
abstract: A 76-year-old previously well female with late-presentation acute coronary syndrome underwent left ventriculography, which demonstrated contrast leak into the pericardium consistent with left ventricular free-wall rupture. Confirmatory imaging, including echocardiography, was performed. Our case highlights the persistent utility of ventriculography as an imaging modality to identify free-wall rupture in acute coronary syndromes.
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Donald
authors.affiliation: Structural Intervention, University of Manitoba, Section of Cardiology, Y3517-409 Tache Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R2H 2A6. mkass@sbgh.mb.ca.
authors.forename: Malek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kass
mesh_terms: D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D000368:Aged; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D015637:Gated Blood-Pool Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans