title: Isolated rupture of the right ventricle in a patient with acute inferior wall MI.
abstract: A case of isolated rupture of the right ventricle secondary to acute MI, presented as cardiac tamponade, is reported. The patient underwent successful emergency surgery for closure of the right ventricular rupture without aortocoronary bypass.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia.
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Woldow
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Mattleman
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Ablaza
authors.forename: F K
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Nakhjavan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006342:Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male