Myocardial rupture
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Myocardial rupture (or heart rupture) is a laceration or tearing of the walls of the ventricles or atria of the heart, of the interatrial or interventricular septum, of the papillary muscles or chordae tendineae or of one of the valves of the heart. It is most commonly seen as a serious sequela of an acute myocardial infarction (heart attack).

It can also be caused by trauma.

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Cardiovascular disease: heart disease * Circulatory system pathology (I00-I52, 390-429)

Ischaemic
CD/CHDCAD * Coronary thrombosis * Coronary vasospasm * Coronary artery aneurysm * Coronary artery dissection * Myocardial Bridge
Active ischemiaAngina pectoris (Prinzmetal's angina, Stable angina) * Acute coronary (Unstable angina, Myocardial infarction / heart attack)
Sequelaehours (Myocardial stunning, Hibernating myocardium) * days (Myocardial rupture) * weeks (Aneurysm of heart/Ventricular aneurysm, Dressler's syndrome)
Layers

Cardiovascular disease: heart disease * Circulatory system pathology (I00-I52, 390-429)

Ischaemic
CD/CHDCAD * Coronary thrombosis * Coronary vasospasm * Coronary artery aneurysm * Coronary artery dissection * Myocardial Bridge
Active ischemiaAngina pectoris (Prinzmetal's angina, Stable angina) * Acute coronary (Unstable angina, Myocardial infarction / heart attack)
Sequelaehours (Myocardial stunning, Hibernating myocardium) * days (Myocardial rupture) * weeks (Aneurysm of heart/Ventricular aneurysm, Dressler's syndrome)
Layers
Pericardium
Pericarditis (Acute, Chronic/Constrictive) * Pericardial effusion (Hemopericardium, Cardiac tamponade)
Ischaemic
CD/CHDCAD * Coronary thrombosis * Coronary vasospasm * Coronary artery aneurysm * Coronary artery dissection * Myocardial Bridge
Active ischemiaAngina pectoris (Prinzmetal's angina, Stable angina) * Acute coronary (Unstable angina, Myocardial infarction / heart attack)
Sequelaehours (Myocardial stunning, Hibernating myocardium) * days (Myocardial rupture) * weeks (Aneurysm of heart/Ventricular aneurysm, Dressler's syndrome)
Layers
subgroup |groupstyle=background-color: MistyRose |Pericardium |Pericarditis (Acute, Chronic/Constrictive) * Pericardial effusion (Hemopericardium, Cardiac tamponade) |Myocardium |Myocarditis (Chagas disease) Cardiomyopathy: Dilated (Alcoholic) * Hypertrophic * Restrictive (Loeffler endocarditis, Cardiac amyloidosis, Endocardial fibroelastosis) Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia |Endocardium/
valves |

Cardiovascular disease: heart disease * Circulatory system pathology (I00-I52, 390-429)

Ischaemic
CD/CHDCAD * Coronary thrombosis * Coronary vasospasm * Coronary artery aneurysm * Coronary artery dissection * Myocardial Bridge
Active ischemiaAngina pectoris (Prinzmetal's angina, Stable angina) * Acute coronary (Unstable angina, Myocardial infarction / heart attack)
Sequelaehours (Myocardial stunning, Hibernating myocardium) * days (Myocardial rupture) * weeks (Aneurysm of heart/Ventricular aneurysm, Dressler's syndrome)
Layers
Pericardium
Pericarditis (Acute, Chronic/Constrictive) * Pericardial effusion (Hemopericardium, Cardiac tamponade)
Ischaemic
CD/CHDCAD * Coronary thrombosis * Coronary vasospasm * Coronary artery aneurysm * Coronary artery dissection * Myocardial Bridge
Active ischemiaAngina pectoris (Prinzmetal's angina, Stable angina) * Acute coronary (Unstable angina, Myocardial infarction / heart attack)
Sequelaehours (Myocardial stunning, Hibernating myocardium) * days (Myocardial rupture) * weeks (Aneurysm of heart/Ventricular aneurysm, Dressler's syndrome)
Layers
subgroup |groupstyle=background-color: MistyRose |Pericardium |Pericarditis (Acute, Chronic/Constrictive) * Pericardial effusion (Hemopericardium, Cardiac tamponade) |Myocardium |Myocarditis (Chagas disease) Cardiomyopathy: Dilated (Alcoholic) * Hypertrophic * Restrictive (Loeffler endocarditis, Cardiac amyloidosis, Endocardial fibroelastosis) Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia |Endocardium/
valves |
Pericardium
Pericarditis (Acute, Chronic/Constrictive) * Pericardial effusion (Hemopericardium, Cardiac tamponade)
Ischaemic
CD/CHDCAD * Coronary thrombosis * Coronary vasospasm * Coronary artery aneurysm * Coronary artery dissection * Myocardial Bridge
Active ischemiaAngina pectoris (Prinzmetal's angina, Stable angina) * Acute coronary (Unstable angina, Myocardial infarction / heart attack)
Sequelaehours (Myocardial stunning, Hibernating myocardium) * days (Myocardial rupture) * weeks (Aneurysm of heart/Ventricular aneurysm, Dressler's syndrome)
Layers
subgroup |groupstyle=background-color: MistyRose |Pericardium |Pericarditis (Acute, Chronic/Constrictive) * Pericardial effusion (Hemopericardium, Cardiac tamponade) |Myocardium |Myocarditis (Chagas disease) Cardiomyopathy: Dilated (Alcoholic) * Hypertrophic * Restrictive (Loeffler endocarditis, Cardiac amyloidosis, Endocardial fibroelastosis) Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia |Endocardium/
valves |
Pre-excitation syndrome
Wolff-Parkinson-White * Lown-Ganong-Levine
Flutter/fibrillation
Atrial flutter * Ventricular flutter * Atrial fibrillation (Familial) * Ventricular fibrillation
Pacemaker
Wandering pacemaker * Ectopic pacemaker/Ectopic beat * Parasystole * Multifocal atrial tachycardia * Pacemaker syndrome
Long QT syndrome
Romano-Ward syndrome * Andersen-Tawil syndrome * Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome
Cardiac arrest
Sudden cardiac death * Asystole * Pulseless electrical activity * Sinoatrial arrest
Other/ungrouped
hexaxial reference system (Right axis deviation, Left axis deviation) * QT (Short QT syndrome) * T (T wave alternans) * ST (Osborn wave, ST elevation, ST depression)

Chest trauma, excluding fractures (S20-S29, 860-862)

Cardiac and
circulatory system injuries
vascular: Traumatic aortic rupture (Thoracic aorta injury) heart: Myocardial contusion/Commotio cordis * Cardiac tamponade * Hemopericardium * Myocardial rupture
Lung and
lower respiratory tract injuries
Pneumothorax (Tension) * Hemothorax * Hemopneumothorax * Pulmonary contusion * Pulmonary laceration * Tracheobronchial injury * Diaphragmatic rupture (Diaphragmatic hernia)



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