Ventricular Free Wall Rupture: Ten Year Survival After Surgical Repair
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Ventricular Free Wall Rupture: Ten Year Survival After Surgical Repair
Ventricular free wall rupture is a devastating complication of acute myocardial infarction. It occurs in 15-25% of fatal cases. However, the overall incidence in acute MI cases is about 2%. [1] Clinical markers suggesting free wall rupture include pulseless electrical activity in a first MI, and pericardial tamponade. Subacute rupture takes hours or days to develop, and is suggested clinically ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1874-1924
DOI: 10.2174/1874192400802010001