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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Rep 2018; 07(01): e30-e32
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1642613
Case Report: Cardiac
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Rupture of the Free Left Ventricular Wall: A Novel Approach for Reconstruction

Felix Fleißner
1   Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
,
Jan D. Schmitto
1   Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
,
L. Christian Napp
2   Department of Angiology and Cardiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
,
Issam Ismail
1   Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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28 June 2018 (online)

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Rupture of the Free Left Ventricular Wall: A Novel Approach for ReconstructionThorac Cardiovasc Surg Rep 2018; 07(01): e53-e53
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1688950

Abstract

Background A rupture of the free wall of the left ventricle is a rarely seen complication of myocardial infarction and represents an absolute cardiac emergency.

Case Description We hereby present a case of a 64-year-old patient with a rupture of the free left ventricular wall. The patient was treated in an emergent operation with a novel reconstruction method of the left ventricular wall and was discharged 30 days after the initial operation.

Conclusion Left ventricular free wall rupture is rarely described in the literature, which might be because of high mortality in underdiagnosed cases. Therefore, early imaging by echo or computed tomography (CT) is essential for detecting this dangerous condition. Once diagnosed, urgent surgery is mandatory to save the life of the patient.

Keywords

cardiopulmonary bypass - coronary intervention - extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
 

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