Survival after left ventricular free wall rupture due to acute myocardial infarction

BACKGROUND: Left ventricular free wall rupture is a frequent catastrophic complication of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and occurs in 1-3% of patients with acute myocardial infarction; it is the third most common cause of death caused by acute myocardial infarction, too. CASE REPORT: We describe...

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Autores principales: Hosseinzadeh-Maleki, Mahmood, Valizadeh, Niloufar, Rafatpanah, Niloofar, Moezi, Seyed Ali
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4680080/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26715937
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Left ventricular free wall rupture is a frequent catastrophic complication of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and occurs in 1-3% of patients with acute myocardial infarction; it is the third most common cause of death caused by acute myocardial infarction, too. CASE REPORT: We describe acute left ventricular free wall rupture due to acute myocardial infarction in a 60-year-old man. He was survived after urgent surgical intervention. CONCLUSION: The long-term survivors of free wall rupture repair have not been extensively reported; early diagnosis is very critical and immediate surgical repair is the treatment of choice.

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