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Rupture of Free Wall of the Left Ventricular and Ventricular Septum（Double Rupture）after Acute Myocardial Infarction
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（Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Oita Prefectural Hospital, Oita, Japan）
| Daisuke Onohara |
Kazuki Hisatomi |
Takahumi Yamada |
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Cardiac ruptures are life-threatening complications after acute myocardial infarction. Types of rupture include left ventricle free-wall rupture, ventricular septal rupture, and papillary muscle rupture. Double rupture is defined as the coexistence of two of the above-mentioned forms of rupture. It complicates approximately 0.3% of acute myocardial infarction with the most frequent combination being free-wall rupture and ventricular septal rupture. We present the case of a 74-year-old man whose recent acute myocardial infarction was complicated by a combination of free-wall rupture and ventricular septal rupture. The patient underwent successful surgical treatment of the double myocardial rupture along with bypass grafting.
Jpn. J. Cardiovasc. Surg. 42:241-245（2013）
Keywords：ventricular septal rupture, free-wall rupture, double rupture, patch closure
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