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Myocardial rupture is a laceration or tearing of the walls of the [[Ventricle (heart)|ventricle]]s or [[atria]] of the [[heart]], of the [[interatrial septum|interatrial]] or [[interventricular septum]], of the [[papillary muscle]]s or [[chordae tendineae]] or of one of the [[heart valve|valves of the heart]]. It is most commonly seen as a serious sequelae of an acute [[myocardial infarction]] (heart attack). | |||
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[[Category:Emergency medicine]] | [[Category:Emergency medicine]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]
Overview
Myocardial rupture is a laceration or tearing of the walls of the ventricles or atria of the heart, of the interatrial or interventricular septum, of the papillary muscles or chordae tendineae or of one of the valves of the heart. It is most commonly seen as a serious sequelae of an acute myocardial infarction (heart attack).