Saudi Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SJMPS)
Volume-6 | Issue-08 | 581-584
Case Report
Ventricular Septal Rupture Complicating Acute Myocardial Infarction: Rare and Fatal
Ait Kajate Oussama, Balouk Ramiz, Zaimi Achraf, Lakhal Zouhair, Atif Benyas
Published : Aug. 30, 2020
Abstract
The Ventricular septal rupture (VSR) after acute myocardial infarction is a rare complication. However, the prognosis is improved by early revascularization. But, the mortality is high in country in development. Through this work, we report a case of two ischemic VSR in adult patient of 64 years old, complicated by acute heart failure, with favorable evolution after medical stabilization and surgical suture.