Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
Online ISSN : 1883-4108
Print ISSN : 0285-1474
ISSN-L : 0285-1474
Case Reports
Rupture of Free Wall of the Left Ventricular and Ventricular Septum (Double Rupture) after Acute Myocardial Infarction
Daisuke OnoharaKazuki HisatomiTakahumi Yamada
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2013 Volume 42 Issue 3 Pages 241-245

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Abstract
Cardiac ruptures are life-threatening complications after acute myocardial infarction. Types of rupture include left ventricle free-wall rupture, ventricular septal rupture, and papillary muscle rupture. Double rupture is defined as the coexistence of two of the above-mentioned forms of rupture. It complicates approximately 0.3% of acute myocardial infarction with the most frequent combination being free-wall rupture and ventricular septal rupture. We present the case of a 74-year-old man whose recent acute myocardial infarction was complicated by a combination of free-wall rupture and ventricular septal rupture. The patient underwent successful surgical treatment of the double myocardial rupture along with bypass grafting.
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© 2013 The Japanese Society for Cardiovascular Surgery
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