title: Spontaneous rupture of left ventricular true aneurysm.
abstract: The rupture of left ventricular true aneurysm is a rare event. We report the case of a 52-year-old man who presented to the emergency department with cardiac tamponade that was due to a ruptured left ventricular true aneurysm. An emergency operation was successfully performed to address this rare event.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Hung-Hsing
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Chao
authors.forename: Ming-Jen
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Chi-Ren
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Hung
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome