Ventricular Septal Rupture Complicating Delayed Acute Myocardial Infarction Presentation During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Said Alsidawi, Alex Campbell, Ashenafi Tamene, Santiago García
Abstract
The rate of mechanical complications of acute myocardial infarction has declined. Recent publications raised concerns over the reduction in cardiac catheterization laboratory activation for ST-segment myocardial infarction (STEMI) during the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. We present 2 recent cases of ventricular septal rupture in patients who presented to our institution with delayed STEMI. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)
Topics & Concepts
Myocardial infarctionMedicineCardiologyInternal medicinePandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Cardiac catheterizationElectrocardiography in myocardial infarctionDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)Cardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairCardiac Arrest and ResuscitationAcute Myocardial Infarction Research