Right Ventricular Free Wall Rupture After Myocardial Infarction.

ABSTRACT: This paper describes the case of a 68-year-old man who presented in cardiac tamponade due to a right ventricular free wall rupture after a recent ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. After a pericardiocentesis, the ventricular defect resolved spontaneously. The patient was managed medically and avoided surgical intervention. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).

SUBMITTER: Hasnie UA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8543129 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature