[Myocardial rupture in primary chronic polyarthritis. Sequela of a rare combination of acute myocardial infarct, secondary amyloidosis and perimyocarditis].

Severe chronic rheumatoid arthritis is sometimes associated with several internal organic lesions. This is the report of a patient with malignant chronic rheumatoid arthritis complicated by an acute myocardial infarction, left ventricular wall rupture and pseudoaneurysm besides reactive amyloidosis and perimyocarditis.