Acute myocardial infarction with left ventricular free wall rupture and papillary muscle rupture caused by infectious endocarditis
Amano, H.; Kanazawa, H.; Nakazawa, S.; Shiraishi, S.; Aoki, K.; Takahashi, Y.
Kyobu Geka. Japanese Journal of Thoracic Surgery 59(3): 193-196
2006
ISSN/ISBN: 0021-5252 PMID: 16528990 Document Number: 597578
Infectious endocarditis sometimes causes coronary embolism which induces acute myocardial infarction. A 59-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with a diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction accompanied by left ventricular free wall rupture and papillary muscle rupture. We perfomed mitral valve replacement combined with repair of left ventricular free wall rupture. The anterior mitral leaflet had perforation and vegetation, which suggested that acute myocardial infarction was caused by septic embolus originated from infectious endocarditis in this case.