title: Subacute biventricular rupture with extracardiac left-to-right shunt after an inferior acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: Cardiac rupture is an uncommon but catastrophic mechanical complication after acute myocardial infarction associated with an exceedingly high mortality. We report the case of a 64-year-old man who presented with a subacute biventricular rupture after acute inferior ST segment elevation myocardial infarction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Rui Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Zhenkun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Rui Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jiapei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Rui Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yuehua
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Rui Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ying
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Rui Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Weifeng
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Rui Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China. Electronic address: zq11607@rjh.com.cn.
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D018658:Ventricular Septal Rupture / Q000209:etiology*