Fig. 1From: Successful emergent repair of a subacute left ventricular free wall rupture after acute inferoposterolateral myocardial infarctionPreoperative transthoracic echocardiographic imaging. Preoperative transthoracic echocardiography showing covered left ventricular free wall rupture (LVFWR) of the lateral wall in the apical four-chamber view (a) and the parasternal short-axis view (b). Note extensive pericardial fluid (PF) and the close proximity of the rupture to the anterolateral papillary muscle (ALPM)Back to article page