What is the most serious consequence of an acute full thickness myocardial infarction?
What is the most serious consequence of an acute full thickness myocardial infarction?
Ventricular free wall rupture. VFWR is the most serious complication of AMI. VFWR is usually associated with large transmural infarctions and antecedent infarct expansion.
What is the most common early complication of a myocardial infarction?
Pericarditis. Pericarditis is most common following an anterior infarction. The incidence of early pericarditis after AMI is approximately 10%. Pericarditis usually develops between 24 and 96 hours after AMI.
What are the possible complications of a myocardial infarction?
Complications may occur immediately following the myocardial infarction or may take time to develop. Disturbances of heart rhythms, including atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia and fibrillation and heart block can arise as a result of ischemia, cardiac scarring, and infarct location.
Do birth control pills increase the risk of myocardial infarction?
Women who use combined oral contraceptive pills have a modestly increased risk of myocardial infarction, especially in the presence of other risk factors. The use of non-steroidal anti inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), even for as short as a week, increases risk.
What are the treatment options for myocardial infarction?
Myocardial infarction Treatment Percutaneous coronary intervention, thro Medication Aspirin, nitroglycerin, heparin Prognosis STEMI 10% risk of death (developed world Frequency 15.9 million (2015)
What are the treatment options for non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI)?
People who have a non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) are often managed with the blood thinner heparin, with the additional use of PCI in those at high risk. In people with blockages of multiple coronary arteries and diabetes, coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) may be recommended rather than angioplasty.
