title: Idiopathic left ventricular rupture in the absence of coronary artery disease.
abstract: Idiopathic cardiac rupture in the absence of coronary artery disease is rare. We describe a case of idiopathic left ventricular free wall rupture with successful surgical repair.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases and Beijing An Zhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Fu-En
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mao
authors.forename: Ming-Yang
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Jian-Qun
authors.initials: JQ
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005119:Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014891:Weight Lifting