Free‐wall perforation of the left ventricle after acute myocardial infarction complicated with pericardial tamponade that mimicked ascending aortic dissection: A case report |
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| Authors: | Kayo Sugiyama Subaru Tanabe Hirotaka Watanuki Masato Tochii Yasuhiro Futamura Satoshi Makino Katsuhiko Matsuyama |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Cardiac Surgery, Aichi Medical University Hospital, Nagakute Japan ; 2. Department of Emergency, Aichi Medical University Hospital, Nagakute Japan |
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| Abstract: | Life‐threatening cardiac events may be misdiagnosed as acute aortic dissection because of notable symptom mimicry. We report the case of a 72‐year‐old male patient with presentations presumed to be of aortic origin. However, surgery revealed posterior free‐wall perforation in the left ventricle caused by the occlusion of an obtuse marginal branch. |
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| Keywords: | ascending aorta cardiac surgery case report left ventricle myocardial infarction |
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