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CASE REPORT

Contained Cardiac Rupture: An Autopsy Case

Heena M. Desai, Gayathri P. Amonkar

Keywords : Myocardial infarction, Pericardial fibrosis, Pseudoaneurysm

Citation Information : Desai HM, Amonkar GP. Contained Cardiac Rupture: An Autopsy Case. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 2013; 55 (3):163-165.

DOI: 10.5005/ijcdas-55-3-163

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 16-06-2022

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2013; The Author(s).


Abstract

Rupture of the myocardium due to myocardial infarction is often fatal but when such patients survive, they present with a pseudoaneurysm where the defect is sealed by the pericardium preventing the complete rupture. This is described as a ‘contained myocardial rupture’. We describe here a case of left ventricular contained myocardial rupture following an acute myocardial infarction.


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