A case of postinfarction ventricular septal rupture in a thrombolyzed patient is described. Coronary angiography revealed normal coronary arteries. The interrelations of long-term survival of postinfarction ventricular septal rupture, thrombolysis, and normal coronary arteries are discussed.
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