Complications of Myocardial Infarction and Their Management
| Complication | Management |
|---|---|
| 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 |