Key result
Case report details a contained LV free wall rupture following MI.
Why the study?
Left ventricular free wall rupture occurs in approximately 4% of myocardial infarctions and accounts for about 20% of infarction mortality, but few cases are diagnosed before death.
Design
Case report
Authors
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May prompt heightened suspicion for contained rupture in unstable post-MI patients; leaves open optimal management strategies.
Case Report (n=1)
Describes a case of contained left ventricular free wall rupture, a rare but highly fatal complication of myocardial infarction.
Shiyovich et al. (2012) conducted a case report in Contained left ventricular free wall rupture following myocardial infarction (n=1). Contained left ventricular free wall rupture was evaluated. A case of contained left ventricular free wall rupture following myocardial infarction is reported.
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