Long-term survival of a patient with left ventricular free wall rupture without surgical repair

Authors
Mathew, TP Johnston, PW Khan, MM Adgey, AAJ
Citation
Tp. Mathew et al., Long-term survival of a patient with left ventricular free wall rupture without surgical repair, CLIN CARD, 22(3), 1999, pp. 237-238
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems
Journal title
CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY
ISSN journal
01609289 → ACNP
Volume
22
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
237 - 238
Database
ISI
SICI code
0160-9289(199903)22:3<237:LSOAPW>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
This report, describes the case of a patient who developed postinfarction l eft ventricular free wall rupture and cardiac tamponade. He was managed con servatively, made a successful recovery, and is alive and asymptomatic 10 m onths after the index episode. Only 17 cases in which the patients survived subacute rupture of the ventricular free wall over the long term without s urgical repair have been reported in the literature.