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Generation and Characterization of Right Ventricular Myocardial Infarction Induced by Permanent Ligation of the Right Coronary Artery in Mice
Published on: February 1, 2022
Complex ventricular septal rupture with dissection of the right ventricular wall in ischemic context
Gustavo Pires de Morais1, Nelson Paulo, Miguel Silva Vieira
1Cardiovascular Interventional Unit, Department of Cardiology, Gaia Hospital Center, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. gpmorais@gmail.com
Abstract:
A 72-year-old man was admitted to the local hospital with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction. In the first 24 hours, a new onset apical murmur was heard. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography showed interventricular septal (IVS) rupture and dissection of the right ventricle (RV) wall forming an echolucent pseudocavity that partially occupied the RV and communicated with the true RV cavity. Multislice computed tomography characterized in detail the IVS and RV wall dissection, and further showed the right coronary artery in the outer border of the RV and pseudocavity, excluding pericardial fluid. Despite surgical correction, progression to cardiogenic shock and death occurred 33 days after admission.
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