title: [Ventricular septum and free wall rupture in a 56-year-old male with myocardial infarction. A case report with follow-up of 7 years].
abstract: A case of a 56-year-old male who had unrecognised acute myocardial infarction complicated by a combination of ventricular septum and free wall rupture is presented. He developed symptoms of overt heart failure but initially he was treated out of hospital due to pneumonia. An echocardiographic study disclosed a ventricular septum rupture and ventricular free wall rupture with concomitant formation of pseudoaneurysm. He underwent surgical correction of the double myocardial rupture and successful re-operation due to recanalisation on the 5th day after the surgery. He underwent right coronary artery angioplasty 5 years after cardiac surgery.
authors.affiliation: I Oddział Kardiologii, Swietokrzyskie Centrum Kardiologii, ul. Grunwaldzka 45, 25-736 Kielce, Poland. bw.kaplon@poczta.onet.pl
authors.forename: Beata
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wozakowska-Kapłon
authors.forename: Przemysław
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dabkowski
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pietrzyk
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sadowski
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012086:Reoperation; D018658:Ventricular Septal Rupture / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*