Cardiac rupture is a catastrophic complication after acute myocardial infarction. With the widespread use of primary percutaneous coronary intervention and improved pharmacological treatment, the incidence of cardiac rupture complicating acute myocardial infarction is on the decline, but patient mortality remains high and remains a clinical problem that remains to be addressed. Cardiac rupture is classified according to the location of the rupture into ventricular free wall rupture , ventricular septal rupture and papillary muscle rupture. The aim of this review is to highlight key risk factors, clinical presentations and diagnostic findings of cardiac rupture that may contribute to the early diagnosis of mechanical complications and to review management strategies after cardiac rupture in recent years.

Hao Chen, Shaning Yang. Advances in the study of Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiac Rupture. Frontiers in Medical Science Research (2022) Vol. 4, Issue 13: 39-45. https://doi.org/10.25236/FMSR.2022.041307.

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