Balvanera Abreu APortos JmRobledo Tovi JlFrade García J2026-03-222026-03-221984https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6466000https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/64520Interventricular septal rupture is a rare complication of the acute myocardial infarction. We report a case with rupture 4 weeks after diaphragmatic wall necrosis. The patient developed heart failure, precordial murmur and clinical signs of left-to-right shunt. The septal rupture was detected by two-dimensional echocardiogram and confirmed by catheterization. The surgical correction of the defect, was successful.enInterventricular septumMedicineCardiologyInternal medicineMyocardial infarctionPrecordial examinationShunt (medical)Heart murmurComplicationCardiac catheterizationarticle