title: Ventricular free-wall rupture after myocardial infarction. Treatment and outcome.
abstract: Ventricular free-wall rupture remains one of the leading causes of death after myocardial infarction (MI). With increased abilities for diagnosis and resuscitation techniques, surgical correction of free-wall myocardial defects resulting from ischemia and necrosis may become a simple modality of treatment, resulting in improvement of the survival rate. We are reporting our experience with four patients with ventricular free-wall rupture after MI, with emphasis on clinical presentation, diagnosis, and surgical management.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Camden.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Pappas
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Cernaianu
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Baldino
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Cilley
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: DelRossi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D005260:Female; D006342:Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012151:Resuscitation