A 40-year-old woman with a 25-year history of type I diabetes was admitted to hospital 12 hours prior to death complaining of shortness of breath. For the past 3 months she began to notice progressive weakness, and for the past 3 weeks dyspnea on exertion and cough. Which of the following is the most likely cause of death in this patient?
Cardiac tamponade
Congestive heart failure from repeated infarcts
Left ventricular free wall rupture
Papillary muscle rupture
Septal rupture
