Acute myocardial infarction complication of ventricular septal defect (VSD)
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Dx: | Acute myocardial infarction complication of ventricular septal defect (VSD) |
ICD10 code: | I23.2 |
Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | VSD |
Charlson/ALERT Scale: | none |
APACHE Como Component: | none |
APACHE Acute Component: | Chronic Cardiac Disease, Coronary Artery Disease |
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Additional Info
- Use this code only if the VSD is a sequela of an acute MI.
- A VSD can form a few days after a myocardial infarction due to mechanical tearing of the septal wall, before scar tissue forms, when macrophages start remodeling the dead heart tissue.
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