LIFE-SAVING POCUS: CARDIOGENIC SHOCK AND TAMPONADE DUE TO LEFT VENTRICULAR FREE WALL RUPTURE

ECMO support for the treatment of cardiogenic shock due to left ventricular free wall rupture.

Left ventricular free wall rupture (LVFWR) is still an uncommon catastrophic complication after acute myocardial infarction (MI), and it is one of the most frequent causes of sudden cardiac death. Immediate surgical repair is the treatment of choice. When LVFWR presents acutely with tamponade and cardiogenic shock in emergency department, salvage with a good outcome is still possible by timely ...

Cardiogenic Shock Due to Cardiac Free-wall Rupture or Tamponade After Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Report from the SHOCK Trial Registry

James Slater, MD, FACC,* Robert J. Brown, MD,* Tracy A. Antonelli, MPH,† Venu Menon, MD, FACC,* Jean Boland, MD,‡ Jacques Col, MD,§ Vladimir Dzavik, MD,\ Mark Greenberg, MD, FACC,¶ Mark Menegus, MD, FACC,¶ Cliff Connery, MD,* Judith S. Hochman, MD, FACC,* for the SHOCK Investigators New York, New York; Watertown, Massachusetts; Liège, Belgium; Brussels, Belgium; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Bronx...

Cardiogenic shock due to right ventricular infarction.

Survival after left ventricular free wall rupture due to acute myocardial infarction

BACKGROUND Left ventricular free wall rupture is a frequent catastrophic complication of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and occurs in 1-3% of patients with acute myocardial infarction; it is the third most common cause of death caused by acute myocardial infarction, too. CASE REPORT We describe acute left ventricular free wall rupture due to acute myocardial infarction in a 60-year-old man...

Ventricular free wall rupture.

BACKGROUND Left ventricular free wall rupture (FWR) is reported to occur in 2-6% of cases presenting with acute myocardial infarction. Mortality of this complication is very high, accounting for 20-30% of all infarct related deaths. The objective of our study was to present our surgical experience of free wall rupture over a period of five years from 2004-2009. METHODOLOGY A review of our rec...