Key result
Urgent surgical repair saves a patient with a 4-cm post-MI LV free wall rupture.
Why the study?
Myocardial free wall rupture is a rare but usually fatal complication of acute MI where rapid diagnosis is essential but often difficult due to inconclusive diagnostic tests.
Design
Case report
Follow-up
Several weeks
Authors
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May permit survival with urgent repair in post-MI free wall rupture; leaves open optimal diagnostic strategies.
Case Report (n=1)
No
Highlights the importance of a high clinical index of suspicion for left ventricular free wall rupture after MI, even when standard diagnostic imaging is negative, to enable life-saving surgical repair.
Wheeler et al. (2020) conducted a case report in Left ventricular free wall rupture following myocardial infarction (n=1). Urgent surgical exploration and repair was evaluated on Survival. Urgent surgical exploration and repair of a 4-cm lateral wall hole led to successful survival and hospital discharge in a patient with left ventricular free wall rupture following myocardial infarction.
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