the authors recall the incidence of cardiac rupture during myocardial infarction , its poor prognosis , the difficulty of preoperative diagnosis , the anatomical features of the infarct which are theoretically favourable for surgical repair and the rarity of survival after surgery which relies essentially on the availability of medicosurgical facilities for very early surgical intervention .
C0027051
myocardial infarction
C0021308
infarct