Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction: Early and Late Events

Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction: Early and Late Events

Question. Enumerate the complications of acute myocardial infarction.

Answer.

Enumeration Of Complications Of Myocardial Infarction

1. Immediate

1. Arrhythmias and conduction disturbances

1. Sinus bradycardia
2. Ventricular ectopics
3. Ventricular tachycardia
4. Ventricular firillation
5. Idioventricular rhythm
6. Atrial firillation
7. Heart block

Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction: Early and Late Events

2. Post-myocardial angina can occur in 50% patients occur.

3. Acute circulatory failure.

4. Pericarditis

5. Mechanical complications include:

1. Papillary muscle dysfunction or rupture
2. Rupture of interventricular septum
3. Rupture of ventricle

6. Mural thrombosis and embolism

7. Sudden death

Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction: Early and Late Events

2. Late complications:

1. Post­myocardial infarction syndrome (Dressler’s syndrome)
2. Ventricular aneurysm.