Myocardial infarction with normal coronary arteries complicated by rupture of the left ventricular free wall.
We report the case of a 73-year-old woman successfully treated for a subacute rupture of the ventricular free wall which occurred on the fourth day after a postero-lateral myocardial infarction. Angiography performed prior to surgical repair revealed the presence of normal coronary arteries. The pathogenetic mechanism of such a happening remains uncertain, but the role of abrupt recanalization must be considered.
Department of Cardiology, C.H.R. Morvan, Brest, France.
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D000368:Aged; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000601:surgery*; D006342:Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D015428:Myocardial Reperfusion Injury / Q000601:surgery