Mechanical complications of acute myocardial infarction – MCQ – Answer
|Mechanical complications of acute myocardial infarction – MCQ – Answer
All of the following are typical mechanical complications of acute myocardial infarction except – Correct answer: c) Ventricular tachycardia
Ventricular tachycardia is an electrical complication of acute myocardial infarction and is potentially life threatening. Mechanical complications are more life threatening and seldom responds to medical management. They need early high risk surgery.
Rupture of papillary muscle causes severe acute mitral regurgitation and pulmonary edema. Interventricular septum produces an acquired ventricular septal defect and leads to severe heart failure. Rupture of ventricular free wall causes hemopericardium and cardiac tamponade.