Spontaneous Rupture of the Right Ventricle

Rupture of the right ventricle after closed-chest cardiac massage.

A 64-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with chest discomfort. ECG recording and coronary angiography were performed and revealed myocardial infarction due to an occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery. During angiography, cardiac arrest occurred, and closed-chest cardiac massage was performed successfully. After 3 minutes of resuscitation, a sinus rhythm was restored...

Rupture of the right ventricle in acute myocarditis.

Rupture of the heart occurs almost always as a result of myocardial infarction and then usually in the left ventricle. Less frequently, ruptures are caused by bacterial infection, formation of abscesses, and aneurysms (Hudson, 1965). The diagnosis of rupture of the heart in this case was made before necropsy, thereby warning the dissector to avoid injury which has been suggested to be the cause...

Spontaneous Rupture and Thrombosis of Right Atrium

Right Diaphragm Spontaneous Rupture: A Surgical Approach

We present a case of spontaneous rupture of the diaphragm, characterized by nonspecific symptoms. The rapid diagnosis and appropriate surgical approach led to a positive resolution of the pathology.

Rupture of Right Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm with Alternating Shunting into Right Atrium and Right Ventricle

Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (SVA) is a rare cardiac anomaly that may be congenital or acquired. We report the case of a 29-year-old female who presented with a three-month history of exertional dyspnea. Cardiac auscultation revealed a grade III/VI continuous murmur along the right sternal border. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed alternating jet-flows into the right atrium (RA) and right v...