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SUBMITTER: Orsborne C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4248130 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
BMJ case reports 20141125
Left ventricular free wall rupture (LVFWR) is a grave complication of acute myocardial infarction. Acutely, it has an extremely high rate of mortality, especially if undetected. Chronically, there is paucity of data on how to manage the pathology, especially if detected as an incidental finding. We present a unique case of initially undetected LVFWR in a patient who presented with repeated chest pain. Cardiac MRI enabled the diagnosis and localisation of the original site of LVFWR and provided h ...[more]