@article {Lanzellottibcr0720114498, author = {Davide Lanzellotti and Filippo Marzot and Cosimo Guglielmi and Marco Panfili}, title = {Impending myocardial rupture: is an early surgical treatment enough?}, volume = {2011}, elocation-id = {bcr0720114498}, year = {2011}, doi = {10.1136/bcr.07.2011.4498}, publisher = {BMJ Publishing Group}, abstract = {A 53-year-old man with a high-risk cardiovascular profile presented to the emergency department for a subacute myocardial infarction with signs and symptoms suggesting impending myocardial rupture. The case seemed to be resolved by an early successful surgical intervention. At 6-month follow-up, after repeated cycles of cardiac rehabilitation, the echocardiography revealed a pseudo-aneurysm of the apex and a left-to-right shunt through an inter-ventricular septum defect. The patient needed a new surgical intervention to repair this unexpected complication.}, URL = {https://casereports.bmj.com/content/2011/bcr.07.2011.4498}, eprint = {https://casereports.bmj.com/content/2011/bcr.07.2011.4498.full.pdf}, journal = {Case Reports} }