title: Double patch repair for a double ventricular rupture.
abstract: We describe the case of a 77-year-old woman with recent acute myocardial infarction complicated by ventricular septal defect and formation of a pseudoaneurysm, which were successfully treated surgically with a double patch repair. This case highlights the importance of early recognition of this serious complication, using clinical and echocardiographic examinations, and the various challenges encountered in surgical repair.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK.
authors.forename: Divyesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Ganesh
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Manoharan
authors.forename: Haralabos
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Parissis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D010496:Pericardium / Q000637:transplantation*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D013536:Suture Techniques; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018658:Ventricular Septal Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Aneurysm; cardiac surgical procedures; false; heart rupture; heart septal defects; myocardial infarction; ventricular