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Myocardial rupture

MedGen UID:
6750
•Concept ID:
C0018813
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Cardiac Rupture; Cardiac Ruptures; Heart Rupture; Heart Ruptures
SNOMED CT: Rupture of heart (29889000)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0020983

Definition

Tearing of the heart muscle. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Characteristics, in-hospital management and outcome of late acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction presenters.
Cerrato E, Forno D, Ferro S, Chinaglia A
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2017 Aug;18(8):567-571. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0000000000000527. PMID: 28504982
Cardiac trauma. Diagnosis, management, and current therapy.
Olsovsky MR, Wechsler AS, Topaz O
Angiology 1997 May;48(5):423-32. doi: 10.1177/000331979704800506. PMID: 9158386
Clinical significance and management of arrhythmias in the heart failure patient.
Greene HL
Clin Cardiol 1992 Sep;15 Suppl 1:I13-21. PMID: 1395210

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Cardiac rupture during acute myocardial infarction : Autopsy study (2004-2020).
Oualha D, Ben Abderrahim S, Ben Abdeljelil N, BelHadj M, Ben Jomâa S, Saadi S, Zakhama A, Haj Salem N
Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris) 2023 Jun;72(3):101601. Epub 2023 Apr 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ancard.2023.101601. PMID: 37060875
Takotsubo Syndrome and Sudden Cardiac Death.
Manolis AA, Manolis TA, Melita H, Manolis AS
Angiology 2023 Feb;74(2):105-128. Epub 2022 Jun 6 doi: 10.1177/00033197221105757. PMID: 35668627
Reperfusion therapy reduces the risk of myocardial rupture complicating ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
Bates ER
J Am Heart Assoc 2014 Oct 20;3(5):e001368. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.114.001368. PMID: 25332182Free PMC Article
Clinical features of early myocardial rupture of acute myocardial infarction.
Suzuki M, Enomoto D, Seike F, Fujita S, Honda K
Angiology 2012 Aug;63(6):453-6. Epub 2011 Oct 17 doi: 10.1177/0003319711422536. PMID: 22007028
Cardiac rupture complicating myocardial infarction.
Wehrens XH, Doevendans PA
Int J Cardiol 2004 Jun;95(2-3):285-92. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2003.06.006. PMID: 15193834

Diagnosis

Takotsubo Syndrome and Sudden Cardiac Death.
Manolis AA, Manolis TA, Melita H, Manolis AS
Angiology 2023 Feb;74(2):105-128. Epub 2022 Jun 6 doi: 10.1177/00033197221105757. PMID: 35668627
Computed Tomographic Imaging of Cardiac Trauma.
Raptis DA, Bhalla S, Raptis CA
Radiol Clin North Am 2019 Jan;57(1):201-212. Epub 2018 Oct 31 doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2018.08.009. PMID: 30454813
Reperfusion therapy reduces the risk of myocardial rupture complicating ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
Bates ER
J Am Heart Assoc 2014 Oct 20;3(5):e001368. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.114.001368. PMID: 25332182Free PMC Article
Cardiac rupture complicating myocardial infarction.
Wehrens XH, Doevendans PA
Int J Cardiol 2004 Jun;95(2-3):285-92. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2003.06.006. PMID: 15193834
Myocardial rupture.
Goldberg HL, Hochreiter C, Borer JS
Int J Cardiol 1983;2(3-4):422-5. doi: 10.1016/0167-5273(83)90017-7. PMID: 6840909

Therapy

Delayed cardiac tamponade: A rare but life-threatening complication of catheter ablation.
Yetter E, Brazg J, Del Valle D, Mulvey L, Dickman E
Am J Emerg Med 2017 May;35(5):803.e1-803.e3. Epub 2016 Nov 17 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.11.041. PMID: 27989537
Intramyocardial Hematoma After Ebstein Anomaly Repair.
Lim JK, Lee JH, Mok YH, Chen CK, Loh YJ
World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2017 Jan;8(1):117-120. Epub 2016 Jun 22 doi: 10.1177/2150135115623528. PMID: 27098604
Echocardiography in patients with complications related to pacemakers and cardiac defibrillators.
Almomani A, Siddiqui K, Ahmad M
Echocardiography 2014 Mar;31(3):388-99. Epub 2013 Dec 17 doi: 10.1111/echo.12483. PMID: 24341293
Cardiac rupture complicating myocardial infarction.
Wehrens XH, Doevendans PA
Int J Cardiol 2004 Jun;95(2-3):285-92. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2003.06.006. PMID: 15193834
Clinical risks of thrombolytic therapy.
Califf RM, Fortin DF, Tenaglia AN, Sane DC
Am J Cardiol 1992 Jan 3;69(2):12A-20A. doi: 10.1016/0002-9149(92)91168-4. PMID: 1729875

Prognosis

Cardiac rupture during acute myocardial infarction : Autopsy study (2004-2020).
Oualha D, Ben Abderrahim S, Ben Abdeljelil N, BelHadj M, Ben Jomâa S, Saadi S, Zakhama A, Haj Salem N
Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris) 2023 Jun;72(3):101601. Epub 2023 Apr 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ancard.2023.101601. PMID: 37060875
Takotsubo Syndrome and Sudden Cardiac Death.
Manolis AA, Manolis TA, Melita H, Manolis AS
Angiology 2023 Feb;74(2):105-128. Epub 2022 Jun 6 doi: 10.1177/00033197221105757. PMID: 35668627
Reperfusion therapy reduces the risk of myocardial rupture complicating ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
Bates ER
J Am Heart Assoc 2014 Oct 20;3(5):e001368. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.114.001368. PMID: 25332182Free PMC Article
Clinical features of early myocardial rupture of acute myocardial infarction.
Suzuki M, Enomoto D, Seike F, Fujita S, Honda K
Angiology 2012 Aug;63(6):453-6. Epub 2011 Oct 17 doi: 10.1177/0003319711422536. PMID: 22007028
Cardiac surgery and hypertension: a dangerous association that must be well known.
Yuan SM, Jing H
Rev Bras Cir Cardiovasc 2011 Apr-Jun;26(2):273-81. doi: 10.1590/s0102-76382011000200019. PMID: 21894419

Clinical prediction guides

Evaluation of histopathological findings of cardiac deaths in forensic autopsies.
Daş T, Buğra A, Buğra AK
Ir J Med Sci 2022 Apr;191(2):937-944. Epub 2021 May 10 doi: 10.1007/s11845-021-02646-8. PMID: 33973126
A triptych on acute cardiovascular care.
Vrints CJ
Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care 2019 Aug;8(5):393-394. doi: 10.1177/2048872619869198. PMID: 31392899
Myocardial Rupture in Acute Myocardial Infarction: Mechanistic Explanation Based on the Ventricular Myocardial Band Hypothesis.
Vargas-Barron J, Antunez-Montes OY, Roldán FJ, Aranda-Frausto A, González-Pacheco H, Romero-Cardenas Á, Zabalgoitia M
Rev Invest Clin 2015 Sep-Oct;67(5):318-22. PMID: 26696336
Cardiac surgery and hypertension: a dangerous association that must be well known.
Yuan SM, Jing H
Rev Bras Cir Cardiovasc 2011 Apr-Jun;26(2):273-81. doi: 10.1590/s0102-76382011000200019. PMID: 21894419
Clinical risks of thrombolytic therapy.
Califf RM, Fortin DF, Tenaglia AN, Sane DC
Am J Cardiol 1992 Jan 3;69(2):12A-20A. doi: 10.1016/0002-9149(92)91168-4. PMID: 1729875

Recent systematic reviews

Postinfarction intramyocardial dissection, an interesting case report and systematic review.
Hajsadeghi S, Amirfarhangi A, Pakbaz M, Pazoki M, Tanha K
Echocardiography 2020 Jan;37(1):124-131. Epub 2019 Dec 16 doi: 10.1111/echo.14565. PMID: 31841238

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