title: [Prognosis of intraventricular septal rupture in myocardial infarct: apropos of 13 cases].
abstract: The authors report the experience about 13 cases of postinfarction ventricular septal rupture. Patients (9 men and 4 women) aged 60 to 76 years average 68 years. The site of necrosis was the anterior wall in 8 cases and the posterior wall in 5 cases. The diagnosis of septal rupture was confirmed by echocardiography and/or angiography. 6 patients died after averages: 7 days. Surgical intervention was performed in 7 cases after a mean of 51 days following the date of the myocardial infarction after an intensive care. We emphasize to demonstrate the helpful of intensive care and the role of early surgery for a good prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Unités de soins intensifs cardiologiques Hôpital La Rabta, Tunis.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Larbi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lakhdar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chabrak
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Kafsi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D018658:Ventricular Septal Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery