Myocardial rupture risk factors

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Overview

Risk factors for rupture after an acute myocardial infarction include female gender, advanced age of the individual, and a low body mass index. Other presenting signs associated with myocardial rupture include a pericardial friction rub, sluggish flow in the coronary artery after it is opened, the left anterior descending artery being the cause of the acute MI,^[1] and delay of revascularization greater than 2 hours.

References

↑ Sugiura T, Nagahama Y, Nakamura S, Kudo Y, Yamasaki F, Iwasaka T. (2003). “Left ventricular free wall rupture after reperfusion therapy for acute myocardial infarction”. Am J Cardiol. 92 (3): 282–4. PMID 12888132.

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[Sugiura-2003-1] Sugiura T, Nagahama Y, Nakamura S, Kudo Y, Yamasaki F, Iwasaka T. (2003). “Left ventricular free wall rupture after reperfusion therapy for acute myocardial infarction”. Am J Cardiol. 92 (3): 282–4. PMID 12888132.

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