Terms Related to Rupture

• Spontaneous Rupture

  Tear or break of an organ, vessel or other soft part of the body, occurring in the absence of external force.

• Cardiac Rupture

  Laceration or tearing of the walls of the heart, of the interatrial or interventricular septum, of the papillary muscles or chordae tendineae, or of any ...

• Premature Rupture Fetal Membranes

  Spontaneous rupture of amniotic sac before the onset of uterine contractions.

• Ventricular Septal Rupture

  Rupture of the intraventricular septum of the heart, usually secondary to myocardial infarction.

• Traumatic Cardiac Rupture

  General or unspecified injuries to the heart.

• Aortic Rupture

  Tearing of aortic tissue. It may be rupture of an aneurysm or it may be due to trauma.