Myocardial rupture natural history, complications and prognosis

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]

Overview

The prognosis of myocardial rupture is dependant on a number of factors, including which portion of the myocardium is involved in the rupture. In one case series, if myocardial rupture involved the free wall of the left ventricle, the mortality rate was 100 percent.^[1] Even if the individual survives the initial hemodynamic sequelae of the rupture, the 30 day mortality is still significantly higher than if rupture did not occur.^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Yip HK, Wu CJ, Chang HW, Wang CP, Cheng CI, Chua S, Chen MC (2003). “Cardiac rupture complicating acute myocardial infarction in the direct percutaneous coronary intervention reperfusion era”. Chest. 124 (2): 565–71. PMID 12907544. Retrieved 2012-04-08. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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[pmid12907544-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Yip HK, Wu CJ, Chang HW, Wang CP, Cheng CI, Chua S, Chen MC (2003). “Cardiac rupture complicating acute myocardial infarction in the direct percutaneous coronary intervention reperfusion era”. Chest. 124 (2): 565–71. PMID 12907544. Retrieved 2012-04-08. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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Myocardial rupture natural history, complications and prognosis

Overview

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