title: Echocardiographic Diagnosis of Subacute Ventricular Wall Rupture Complicating Acute Myocardial Infarction.
abstract: Rupture of ventricular wall is one of the most threatening complications of acute myocardial infarction. As a rule, it is rapidly lethal, and a precise diagnosis is seldom possible. On the contrary, in the so-called subacute ruptures (about one third of all cases), patients can survive for several hours, allowing time for diagnosis and immediate surgical intervention. We report here the case of one patient with subacute cardiac rupture who was diagnosed with echocardiography and successfully treated with pericardiocentesis and surgery.
authors.affiliation: Piazza Gen. Cascino 26-90142, Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Marcello
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marcì
authors.forename: Abele
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ajello
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Di Francesco
authors.forename: Agata Marina
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Floresta
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lojacono
authors.forename: Antonino
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Battaglia