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...

left ventricular free wall rupture is responsible for up to 10% of in-hospital deaths following myocardial infarction. it is mainly associated with posterolateral myocardial infarction, and its antemortem diagnosis is rarely made. one of the medical complications of myocardial infarction is the rupture of the free wall, which occurs more frequently in the anterolateral wall in hypertensives, wo...

atrioventricular groove rupture is a rare, albeit mortal, complication following mitral valve surgery. avoidance is the best strategy but it cannot fully prevent the occurrence of this complication. several repair techniques have been described with varying success rates; however, the rarity of the complication precludes consensus about the safest technique. here we report two cases of posterio...

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INTRODUCTION Double heart rupture is a rare complication of acute myocardial infarction with high mortality. CASE REPORT We presented a 67-year-old female patient with symptoms and signs of myocardial infarction, diagnosed with echocardiography, rupture of the septum, the presence of a thrombus and a small pericardial effusion. Soon after admission the patient died. Autopsy revealed tamponade...

cardiac rupture, particularly rupture of the left ventricular wall, has a very high mortality rate. in this occasion, even if injured patients being alive when carried to the hospital, many of them will die due to following possible reasons: severe bleeding, cardiac tamponade, wasting time for routine and usual diagnostic procedures or transferring the injured to other hospital equipped for car...

RUPTURE of the free wall of the heart has been reported to be the cause of death in 4-13% of fatal cases of acute myocardial infarction.' The incidence of this fatal complication is second only to cardiogenic shock and arrhythmias as a cause of death.2 Recent success with acute revascularization in the surgical management of cardiogenic shock, similar success with infarctectomy and direct repai...

By S. R. INGLE Medical Officer, Mirajgaon (District Alimednagar) The rarity of such an injury and its medicolegal importance have prompted the publication of the following case :? History of the accident.?A driver of a motor-lorry with about a dozen passengers, while driving over a causeway about eight feet high, lost control of the car, with the result that it fell into the water (kneedeep) be...