Ventricular free-wall rupture after myocardial infarction. Treatment and outcome.
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.
Pappas
P J
PJ
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Camden.
Cernaianu
A C
AC
Baldino
W A
WA
Cilley
J H
JH
DelRossi
A J
AJ
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