Key result
Prompt use of bedside echocardiography and subsequent surgical repair successfully treated a 69-year-old man with subacute left ventricular free wall rupture following an acute myocardial infarction.
Population
1 69-year-old Caucasian male with subacute left ventricular free wall rupture diagnosed 7 days after an…
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
2 years
Authors
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May support prompt echocardiography and surgical repair in subacute LV free wall rupture post-MI; leaves open need for prospective validation.
Case Report (n=1)
No
Subacute left ventricular free wall rupture after acute myocardial infarction can be successfully diagnosed with prompt echocardiography and treated with surgical repair.
Raposo et al. (2006) conducted a case report in Subacute left ventricle free wall rupture after acute myocardial infarction (n=1). Echocardiography and surgical repair was evaluated on Survival and recovery. Prompt use of bedside echocardiography and subsequent surgical repair successfully treated a 69-year-old man with subacute left ventricular free wall rupture following an acute myocardial infarction.
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