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World J Clin Cases. Feb 6, 2025; 13(4): 100375
Published online Feb 6, 2025. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v13.i4.100375
Successful emergency surgical intervention in acute non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction with rupture: A case report
Xing-Po Li, Zi-Shan Wang, Hong-Xia Yu, Shan-Shan Wang
Xing-Po Li, Zi-Shan Wang, Hong-Xia Yu, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Huantai County Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zibo 256400, Shandong Province, China
Shan-Shan Wang, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Zibo Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Zibo 255500, Shandong Province, China
Author contributions: Li XP was responsible for the revision of the manuscript and contributed to manuscript drafting; Wang ZS reviewed resonance imaging and selected the figures; Yu HX contributed to the conception and revision of the manuscript; Wang SS wrote the manuscript; and all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Zi-Shan Wang, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Huantai County Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, North Head of Xinghuan Road, Huantai County, Zibo 256400, Shandong Province, China. 409838190@qq.com
Received: August 14, 2024
Revised: October 13, 2024
Accepted: November 1, 2024
Published online: February 6, 2025
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Acute myocardial infarction (MI) is often complicated by mechanical disruptions such as free wall rupture or ventricular septal perforation, typically associated with ST-elevation MI, but rarely encountered in non-ST-segment elevation MI. Cardiac rupture leading to acute pericardial tamponade is frequently fatal. In this report, we describe an uncommon case of successful surgical intervention in a patient with non-ST-segment elevation MI complicated by cardiac rupture.