Repair of ventricle free wall rupture after acute myocardial infarction: a case report
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Repair of ventricle free wall rupture after acute myocardial infarction: a case report
INTRODUCTION Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) may culminate in sudden death by ventricular fibrillation, cardiogenic shock, and cardiac rupture. We present a case of postinfarction rupture treated by direct closure and coronary artery bypass grafting after thrombolytic therapy. CASE REPORT A 67-year-old woman with cardiac risk factors of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and being post-menopa...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cases Journal
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1757-1626
DOI: 10.1186/1757-1626-2-9099