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Double cardiac rupture after direct infarct coronary angioplasty: report of a case.

Abstract
The occurrence of double cardiac rupture (DCR) after a successful direct infarct coronary angioplasty (DICA) is extremely uncommon. We describe herein the case of a patient who underwent delayed DICA and despite successful recanalization, subsequently suffered DCR, as a postinfarction ventricular septal defect (PIVSD) with left ventricular free wall rupture (LVFWR). Emergency surgery was performed, and the patient is now doing well more than 2 years after his operation. The possible mechanisms of DCR after delayed DICA are discussed following the presentation of this unusual case.
AuthorsJ Dudra, F Okamoto, S Sasaki, K Sakai, K Yasuda
JournalSurgery today (Surg Today) Vol. 28 Issue 11 Pg. 1203-5 ( 1998) ISSN: 0941-1291 [Print] Japan
PMID9851635 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Aged
  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Myocardial Infarction (therapy)
  • Ultrasonography
  • Ventricular Septal Rupture (diagnostic imaging, physiopathology, surgery)

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