Echocardiographic identification of ventricular septal rupture caused by acute stent thrombosis
✍ Scribed by Scot Garg; Christos V. Bourantas; Simon Thackray; Mohamed F. Alamgir
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 219 KB
- Volume
- 38
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0091-2751
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
Coronary stenting is an increasingly common procedure. Complications are rare. However, when they do occur, they often require urgent invasive treatment. Investigations that are critical for establishing a diagnosis as well as such guide treatment as a detailed assessment of myocardial morphology and function using transthoracic echocardiography may be overlooked in the haste to treat the patient. We present a case report of subacute drug‐eluting stent thrombosis in which a meticulous echocardiographic examination allowed the identification of a ventricular septal rupture, which ultimately modified treatment. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2010