Ventricular septal rupture (VSR) is a rare but lethal complication of myocardial infarction. The event occurs 2~8 days after an infarction and often precipitates cardiogenic shock. Post myocardial infarction VSR is known for difficult to repair. Especially, Transmural myocardial infarction involved in the posterior VSD area, exposure of the affected site is difficult and postoperative mortality...

C ARDIAC INJURY commonly occurs in patients who sustain blunt thoracic trauma; the incidence in patients who survive transport to a hospital has been estimated at 10% to 20% depending on the diagnostic criteria used.‘-8 Most commonly, the injury is limited to myocardial contusion and the structural integrity of the heart remains intact.’ Although the signs and symptoms of significant cardiac st...

David Harpaz, M.D.; Pratima Shah, M.D.; Gian Itzolo Bezante, M.D.; and Richard S. Meltzer, M.D. , Ph.D. Acute rupture of the interventricular septum is a relatively unusual complication following acute myocardial infarction. The echocardiographic features depicted by transthoracic echocardiography are well described. However, transesophageal echocardiographic description of a ruptured septum ha...

OBJECTIVE We present the case of possible reverse type of TCM in a female patient presented with progressive left ventricular dysfunction and its rupture in pericardium. METHODS The detailed history, physical examination, laboratory tests, electrocardiography, serial echocardiography, coronary angiography with left ventriculography were performed to diagnose possible Takotsubo cardiomyopathy ...

Information obtained during the past decade suggests the need to reexamine the possibility that the onset of myocardial infarction and sudden cardiac death is frequently triggered by daily activities. The importance of physical or mental stress in triggering onset of coronary thrombosis is supported by the findings that 1) the frequencies of onset of myocardial infarction, sudden cardiac death,...

This manuscript describes a rare situation where after acute myocardial infarction a patient underwent cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR), which identified a previously undiagnosed rupture of the free wall of the LV, leading to successful surgical management.

Ischemic heart disease is a leading cause of mortality the adult population. The most all forms ischemic occurred with development myocardial infarction. Meanwhile, direct death are complications Since advent catheter-based and surgical reperfusion, there has been significant decrease in frequency these complications. However, patients large infarctions or those who do not receive necessary rev...

We report four cases of subacute left ventricular free wall rupture after myocardial infarction successfully treated with emergency surgery. Some aspects dealing with clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment are discussed.