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Left ventricular free wall rupture secondary to acute myocardial infarction is almost invariably fatal. This report is the case presentation of a successful repair of left ventricular free wall rupture. A 55-year-old man, with a diagnosis of acute infero-lateral myocardial infarction, was transferred from another hospital to our CCU having recurrent chest pain on the fourth day after infarction. Shortly after admission, he lost his consciousness and fell into cardiogenic shock. Echocardiography showed a large pericardial fluid. He was immediately transferred to the operating room with the diagnosis of the heart rupture. After opening the pericardium containing 200 cc of blood, cardiac tamponade was relieved. The posterolateral portion of the left ventricle was found to be bluishly discolored, with a 8 mm-long tear of epicardium. Using cardiopulmonary bypass, the tear was closed with Teflon-reinforced sutures. The post-operative course was uneventful.
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