[Clinico-pathological observations in myocardial rupture].

In their material of 10 years authors describe 42 myocardial ruptures developed as complication of acute myocardial infarct. The rupture developed in the acute stage of infarct. Rupture of anterior wall infarct is the most frequent. The most decisive clinical factor in development of rupture is the loading in acute stage, from pathologic aspect the strongly infiltrated, transmural infarct is considered the most decisive pathologic factor. Diabetes mellitus and hypertonia can predispose to myocardial rupture.