Ventricular free wall rupture is a rare, usually fatal complication of acute myocardial infarction. Subacute free wall rupture with pseudoaneurysm formation is even rarer, but may be associated with a chance of survival if surgery is performed expeditiously. Although rupture of the left ventricle is more common, right-sided rupture has also been reported. We report an unusual case of post-infar...

INTRODUCTION Cardiac ruptures following acute myocardial infarction include rupture of the left ventricle free-wall, ventricular septal defects, and papillary muscle rupture. Double myocardial rupture is a rare complication of acute myocardial infarction (0.3 %) and the report of such cases is exclusively limited to a small series of autopsy studies. CASE PRESENTATION In this report we presen...

The mortality of postinfarction left ventricular free wall rupture is still high. Several surgical techniques have been used for repairing such ruptures. Here, we describe using an infarction exclusion technique to successfully treat a case of a blow-out type postinfarction left ventricular free wall rupture. This technique has frequently been used for repairing postinfarction ventricular septa...

RUPTURE of the free wall of the heart has been reported to be the cause of death in 4-13% of fatal cases of acute myocardial infarction.' The incidence of this fatal complication is second only to cardiogenic shock and arrhythmias as a cause of death.2 Recent success with acute revascularization in the surgical management of cardiogenic shock, similar success with infarctectomy and direct repai...

RUPTURE of the free wall of the heart has been reported to be the cause of death in 4-13% of fatal cases of acute myocardial infarction.' The incidence of this fatal complication is second only to cardiogenic shock and arrhythmias as a cause of death.2 Recent success with acute revascularization in the surgical management of cardiogenic shock, similar success with infarctectomy and direct repai...

RUPTURE of the free wall of the heart has been reported to be the cause of death in 4-13% of fatal cases of acute myocardial infarction.' The incidence of this fatal complication is second only to cardiogenic shock and arrhythmias as a cause of death.2 Recent success with acute revascularization in the surgical management of cardiogenic shock, similar success with infarctectomy and direct repai...

RUPTURE of the free wall of the heart has been reported to be the cause of death in 4-13% of fatal cases of acute myocardial infarction.' The incidence of this fatal complication is second only to cardiogenic shock and arrhythmias as a cause of death.2 Recent success with acute revascularization in the surgical management of cardiogenic shock, similar success with infarctectomy and direct repai...