Successful repair of concomitant tear of the interventricular septum and right ventricular free wall after acute myocardial infarction.
Early repair of acute rupture of the ventricular septum after myocardial infarction is now the procedure of choice accepted by most centers. Rupture of the right ventricular free wall is rare and usually is accompanied by tamponade. The finding of coincidental right ventricular free wall rupture and acute ventricular septal defect following myocardial infarction and their successful repair are discussed in the following report.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000601:surgery*; D006346:Heart Septum; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications*