A 66 year old man presents 2 months after a large anterior myocardial infarction because of persistent fatigue and exertional dyspnea. ECG shows persistent ST segment elevation in the anterior leads. Echocardiography demonstrates a dyskinetic bulge of the left ventricular wall. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

  1. A)Papillary muscle rupture
  2. B)Ventricular septal rupture
  3. C)Dressler syndrome
  4. D)Ventricular aneurysmGABARITO
  5. E)Free wall rupture

Explicação

Ventricular aneurysm is correct. Late after a transmural MI, scarred myocardium can bulge paradoxically during systole, causing heart failure, arrhythmias, and mural thrombus formation. Persistent ST elevation long after infarction is a classic clue. Ver explicação completa e trilha adaptativa →

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