Alois Alberto, Cattolica F Saverio Leonardi, Gentili Carlo, Sordini Paolo, Costantino Alberto, Gallo Rocco, Madaro Pasquale, Minati Alessandro, Testa Nicola, Staibano Mario
Divisione di Cardiochirurgia, Dipartimento delle Malattie Cardiovascolari, A.O. San Filippo Neri, Roma.
Ital Heart J Suppl. 2004 Apr;5(4):292-3.
The development of a left ventricular rupture after myocardial infarction is not a rare complication. We report a case of 70-year-old male patient with clinical and instrumental signs of cardiac tamponade after left ventricular rupture. We repaired this lesion with pericardial patch and biological Glue without extracorporeal circulation and sutureless.