Left ventricular pseudoaneurysms have become a rare complication of acute myocardial infarction, occurring in approximately 2% of cases and even less frequently when primary percutaneous intervention can be performed. Regardless of treatment strategy, left ventricle pseudoaneurysms are associated with a high mortality rate. We report on the extremely rare occurrence of a patient surviving two episodes of free wall rupture associated with extensive chest wall destruction and secondary traumatic rib fractures. The key to success in this case is related to both the cardiac and chest wall repair.
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