Open AccessCardiac Tamponade Due to Rupture of a Subepicardial Aneurysm Following Myocardial Infarction
Author(s) -
Imakita Masami,
Kurishima Setsuko,
Yutani Chikao,
IshibashiUeda Hatsue,
Saeki Kazunori,
Haze Kazuo
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
acta patholigica japonica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 74
ISSN - 0001-6632
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1991.tb03272.x
Subject(s) - autopsy , pericardium , cardiac tamponade , aneurysm , medicine , myocardial infarction , cardiology , tamponade , cardiac rupture , ventricular aneurysm , heart rupture , radiology
A 71 year old male died of cardiac tamponade due to cardiac rupture 22 days after onset of acute myocardial infarction. Autopsy revealed rupture of an unusual ventricular aneurysm characterized by abrupt interruption of the myocardium, a narrow neck, a thin fibrous outer wall partially showing myocardial fibers, and lack of adhesion between the epicardium and pericardium. A review of the literature revealed that 11 among 32 autopsy cases of false aneurysm showed a similar morphology to the present case, these being classifiable as subepicardial aneurysm. Acta Pathol Jpn 41: 52 58, 1991.