The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol 90, 145-146, Copyright © 1985 by The American Association for Thoracic Surgery and The Western Thoracic Surgical Association
Successful repair of concomitant tear of the interventricular septum and right ventricular free wall after acute myocardial infarction
G Merin, T Safadi, R Ammar, Y Caspi and S Milo
Early repair of acute rupture of the ventricular septum after myocardial
infarction is now the procedure of choice accepted by most centers. Rupture
of the right ventricular free wall is rare and usually is accompanied by
tamponade. The finding of coincidental right ventricular free wall rupture
and acute ventricular septal defect following myocardial infarction and
their successful repair are discussed in the following report.