title: Delayed two-step free wall rupture of the right and left ventricular wall after myocardial infarction.
abstract: We present a 68-year-old female who suffered extensive complications after severe myocardial infarction (MI) in the circumflex (CX) territory. At 24 hours after the initial event, the patient presented with a covered right ventricular free wall rupture (FWR) which was followed by a rupture of the left posterior wall ten days later. We report here on a rare case of delayed two-step biventricular FWR after severe MI in the CX territory.
authors: Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. maximilian_emmert@web.de
authors: M Y
authors: MY
authors: Emmert
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Weber
authors: O M
authors: OM
authors: Theusinger
authors: S P
authors: SP
authors: Hoerstrup
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Falk
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Grünenfelder
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Plass
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006342:Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology; D020519:Pericardiocentesis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013997:Time Factors