Fatal Left Ventricular Free Wall Rupture Complicating Acute Myopericarditis.

Toumpourleka, Maria; Siokas, Vasileios; Papadopoulos, Christodoulos; Mitselou, Antigony; Kovatsi, Leda; Sidiropoulou, Maria S; Triantafyllou, Konstantinos; Vassilikos, Vassilios.

Afiliação

Toumpourleka M; Third Cardiology Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Siokas V; Laboratory of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Papadopoulos C; Third Cardiology Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Mitselou A; Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
Kovatsi L; Laboratory of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Sidiropoulou MS; Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
Triantafyllou K; Department of Radiology, Hippokration Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Vassilikos V; Third Cardiology Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.

JACC Case Rep ; 29(3): 102178, 2024 Feb 07.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38361552

ABSTRACT

This is a case of a 59-year-old man presenting with myopericarditis. Over a 2-week period, he developed progressive symptoms and worsening pericardial effusion, leading to cardiac tamponade. Pericardiocentesis revealed hemopericardium, and multidetector computed tomography angiography showed left ventricular free wall rupture. The patient collapsed abruptly, and autopsy confirmed the findings.

Palavras-chave

hemopericardium; left ventricular wall rupture; multidetector computed tomography; myopericarditis; pericardial effusion; tamponade

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