抄録
Left ventricular free wall rupture is usually sudden and fatal. We report our experience with impending blowout rupture diagnosed by Computed Tomography(CT) and treated by sutureless repair. A 70-year-old female was admitted with a diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction. An echocardiography confirmed cardiac rupture of oozing type. However, meticulous examination of CT revealed impending blowout rupture with left ventricular defect. Then, she underwent emergency sutureless repair with cardiac arrest using cardiopulmonary bypass. Her postoperative course was uneventful.
