Survival after left ventricular free wall rupture due to acute myocardial infarction

• Main Authors: Mahmood Hosseinzadeh-Maleki, Niloufar Valizadeh, Niloofar Rafatpanah, Seyed Ali Moezi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Vesnu Publications 2015-10-01
• Series: ARYA Atherosclerosis
• Subjects: Myocardial Infarction, Free Wall Rupture, Left Ventricle
• Online Access: http://arya.mui.ac.ir/index.php/arya/article/view/965

<div><p><strong>BACKGROUND:</strong> Left ventricular free wall rupture is a frequent catastrophic complication of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and occurs in 1-3% of patients with acute myocardial infarction; it is the third most common cause of death caused by acute myocardial infarction, too.</p> <p><strong>CASE REPORT:</strong> We describe acute left ventricular free wall rupture due to acute myocardial infarction in a 60-year-old man. He was survived after urgent surgical intervention.</p> <p><strong>CONCLUSION:</strong> The long-term survivors of free wall rupture repair have not been extensively reported; early diagnosis is very critical and immediate surgical repair is the treatment of choice.</p></div>