Complications of Myocardial Infarction and Their Management
Complication | Management |
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Tachyarryhthmia | See Chapters 39, 40, 41, 42, 43 |
Bradyarrhythmia | See Chapter 44 |
Myocardial rupture of: | |
Papillary muscle, causing severe mitral regurgitation | Cardiac surgery |
Ventricular septum, causing ventricular septal rupture | Cardiac surgery |
Free wall, causing tamponade or a pseudoaneurysm | Surgery for pseudoaneurysm |
True aneurysm | Heart failure therapy, occasionally LV reduction surgery or percutaneous devices |
Pericarditis | NSAID; see Chapter 53 |
LV thrombus | Anticoagulation with warfarin |