INTRODUCTION Double heart rupture is a rare complication of acute myocardial infarction with high mortality. CASE REPORT We presented a 67-year-old female patient with symptoms and signs of myocardial infarction, diagnosed with echocardiography, rupture of the septum, the presence of a thrombus and a small pericardial effusion. Soon after admission the patient died. Autopsy revealed tamponade...

among 2357 prenant women at tehran valiasr hospital, 99 women under 18 years with their 102 neonates were evaluated retrospectively during aprill 1999 to april 2000. frequency of adolescent pregnancy was detected in 41.5 per 1000 live birth 7 (7.1%) of mothers had preeclampisa, 7 thyroidal diseases, 3 valvular heart diseases, 2 urinary tract infections and 20.3% of women had prolonged rupture o...

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...

ATRIAL rupture of the heart is a dramatic event which leads inevitably to death. This paper reports the only case of atrial rupture among 5,900 autopsies at the Albany Hospital and summarizes the pertinent literature on atrial rupture as to etiology, diagnosis, pathologic physiology, sex, age, and treatment. A total of 79 cases of atrial rupture has been collected from the literature, classifie...

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...