title: Fatal cardiac rupture: a case of subepicardial aneurysm after myocardial infarction.
abstract: We report a case in which 2-dimensional echocardiography established the diagnosis of a left ventricular subepicardial aneurysm that was followed by rupture and sudden death before surgery. Two-dimensional echocardiography is of great help in detecting this rare complication after myocardial infarction. Urgent surgical treatment is warranted for this condition.
authors.affiliation: Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Shimane Medical University, Izumo, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanabe
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sugamori
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshitomi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Asanuma
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimada
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D014463:Ultrasonography