Diagnostic accuracy of a novel ‘winking coronary angiographic sign’ in patients presenting with ventricular septal rupture complicating acute myocardial infarction

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Title: Diagnostic accuracy of a novel ‘winking coronary angiographic sign’ in patients presenting with ventricular septal rupture complicating acute myocardial infarction
Authors: Kamal Sharma, Komal Shah, Sachin Patil, Riyaz Charaniya, Hussain Bhatia, Jayesh Meniya
Source: Indian Heart Journal, Vol 70, Iss , Pp S403-S405 (2018)
Publisher Information: Elsevier, 2018.
Publication Year: 2018
Collection: LCC:Surgery
LCC:Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Subject Terms: Surgery, RD1-811, Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system, RC666-701
More Details: Ventricular septal rupture (VSR) is an uncommon but potentially lethal complication of acute myocardial infarction (MI). Its prompt recognition is essential to permit timely institution of corrective measures. The present study was undertaken to assess the diagnostic accuracy of a novel and unique angiographic sign, the ‘winking coronary sign (WCS)’, for recognizing post-MI VSR. The WCS is defined as partial transient occlusion of the infarct-related culprit artery overlying the site of VSR during ventricular systole with near normal filling in the diastole. A total of 56 patients with post-MI VSR (mean age 60.9 ± 9.9 years, 75% male) were compared with 73 age- and sex-matched acute MI patients without VSR. The extent of coronary artery disease was not different between the two groups, but higher number of patients in the VSR group had thrombolysis in MI grade 3 flow (57.1% vs 34.5%, P 0.01). The WCS was observed in 67.9% of the patients with VSR but in none of the patients without VSR (p
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 0019-4832
Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483218310988; https://doaj.org/toc/0019-4832
DOI: 10.1016/j.ihj.2018.11.010
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/d0875c9043a74af6bc31e8486a4ea0da
Accession Number: edsdoj.0875c9043a74af6bc31e8486a4ea0da
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:00194832
DOI:10.1016/j.ihj.2018.11.010
Published in:Indian Heart Journal
Language:English