P1482 Surviving free wall rupture

Ventricular free wall rupture.

BACKGROUND Left ventricular free wall rupture (FWR) is reported to occur in 2-6% of cases presenting with acute myocardial infarction. Mortality of this complication is very high, accounting for 20-30% of all infarct related deaths. The objective of our study was to present our surgical experience of free wall rupture over a period of five years from 2004-2009. METHODOLOGY A review of our rec...

Ventricular free wall rupture after myocardial infarction

Patients with their first myocardial infarction (MI), who present to the emergency department many hours after the onset of chest pain, who appear to be improving but suddenly develop new chest pain and unexpected hypotension (with or without signs of cardiac tamponade), should be suspected of having ventricular free wall rupture (VFWR). The mainstay of treatment is surgery. These patients may ...

Annular abscess leading to free wall rupture.

Post-infarction left venticular free wall rupture.

We report four cases of subacute left ventricular free wall rupture after myocardial infarction successfully treated with emergency surgery. Some aspects dealing with clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment are discussed.

repair of post-infarction ventricular free wall rupture with tachosil®

introduction left ventricular free wall rupture (lvfwr) is a frequent cause of death after acute myocardial infarction, and its repair remains a surgical challenge. conclusions a hemodynamic study was acceptable at a 12-month follow-up, and no complication was seen. case presentation tachosil® is a ready-to-use equine collagen patch which has been successfully used for hemostasis in cardiovascu...