MI Complications Flashcards
Most common cause of death following MI
Ventricular fibrillation
Which arrhythmia is more common following inferior MI?
Atrioventricular block
Occurs 2-6 weeks following MI
Dresslers syndrome
Symptoms of Dressler’s syndrome (4)
Fever
Pleuritic pain
Pericardial effusion
Raised ESR
Treatment of Dressler’s syndrome
NSAIDs
Persistent ST elevation + LVF
Left ventricular aneurysm
Left ventricular aneurysm
Persistent ST elevation + LVF
Occurs 1-2 wks after
Left ventricular free wall rupture
Acute HF secondary to cardiac tamponade
Left ventricular free wall rupture
Left ventricular free wall rupture
Acute HF secondary to cardiac tamponade
Symptoms of left ventricular free wall rupture (3)
Raised JVP
Pulsus paradoxus
Diminished heart sounds
Treatment of left ventricular free wall rupture
Pericardiocentesis
Thoractomy
Acute HF + pan systolic murmur
VSD
Acute hypotension + pulmonary oedema + early to mid systolic murmur
Acute mitral regurgitation
What infarction causes acute mitral regurgitation most commonly
Infero-posterior
