Survival after Left Ventricular Free Wall Rupture in an Elderly Woman with Acute Myocardial Infarction Treated Only Medically

Survival after Left Ventricular Free Wall Rupture in an Elderly Woman with Acute Myocardial Infarction Treated Only Medically

Pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle is rare and may occur as a result of transmural myocardial infarction. The course of rupture after acute myocardial infarction varies from a catastrophic event, with an acute tear leading to immediate death (acute rupture), or slow and incomplete tear leading to...

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Main Authors: Víctor Hugo Roa-Castro, Ervin Molina-Bello, Hector Valenzuela-Suárez, Tobías Rotberg-Jagode, Nilda Espinola-Zavaleta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Vascular Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/728602
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