What are the most common complications seen with an anterior wall MI?
Complications
- Cardiogenic shock: Cardiogenic shock complicating anterior MI is associated with higher hospital mortality when compared to inferior MI.[21]
- Left ventricular dysfunction.
- Left ventricular mural thrombus.
- Ventricular septal rupture.
- Free wall rupture.
- Pericardial effusion from free wall rupture.
What is the most common complication of an AMI?
VFWR is the most serious complication of AMI. VFWR is usually associated with large transmural infarctions and antecedent infarct expansion. It is the most common cause of death, second only to LV failure, and it accounts for 15-30% of the deaths associated with AMI.
What is affected in anterior wall MI?
The size and location of the infarction determines the immediate and long-term effects. In an anterior-wall MI, the left anterior descending artery, which supplies blood to the large muscular anterior wall of the left ventricle and the anterior two-thirds of the intraventricular septum, becomes occluded.
What is the most lethal complication of an MI?
Cardiogenic shock: a lethal complication of acute myocardial infarction.
What are the side effects of anterior wall myocardial infarction?
Bradycardia or heart block with anterior-wall MI is a poor prognostic sign. Other complications include severe left ventricular dysfunction, resulting in heart failure and cardiogenic shock, ventricular septal rupture, and ventricular free-wall rupture.
What are the complications of acute myocardial infarction ( AMI )?
Severe left ventricular dysfunction or one of the other mechanical complications of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) causes most of the deaths following AMI. See also the separate Acute Myocardial Infarction article. Complications of AMI include: Ischaemic (including failure of reperfusion): angina, re-infarction, infarct extension.
Are there any complication of acute MI or angina?
A very uncommon complication of acute MI. Typically seen in late-presenting patients who have not been revascularized. They are often female, older patients, and have no history of MI/Angina prior to presentation (less collaterals). Often have poor prognosis.
Can a inotrope be a complication of acute MI?
Ideally used after revascularization, as inotropes can cause complications during acute MI (arrhythmias, increase in infarct size, etc.) A very uncommon complication of acute MI. Typically seen in late-presenting patients who have not been revascularized.
