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JACC: Case Reports

Volume 2, Issue 10, August 2020, Pages 1595-1598
JACC: Case Reports

Mini-Focus Issue: SCAI
Case Report: Clinical Case Series
Ventricular Septal Rupture Complicating Delayed Acute Myocardial Infarction Presentation During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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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.)

Key Words

mechanical complications
septal rupture
STEMI

Abbreviations and Acronyms

COVID-19
coronavirus disease-2019
ED
emergency department
LAD
left anterior descending artery
QP/QS
pulmonic/systemic flow for shunt calculation
STEMI
ST-segment myocardial infarction
TIMI
Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction

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