Three Cases of Ventricular Septal Rupture after Acute Myocardial Infarction
Journal of the Korean Society of Echocardiography
;
: 42-45, 2005.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-212990
ABSTRACT
Rupture of the interventricular septum is a serious complication of acute myocardial infarction, accounting for 5% of death due to acute myocardial infarction. The mortality with medical therapy alone exceeds 90%. Accurate diagnosis, urgent management, and early operative correction are necessary for survival. We report cases of 3 patients with ventricular septal rupture after acute myocardial infarction.
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Main subject:
Rupture
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Mortality
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Ventricular Septal Rupture
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Diagnosis
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Myocardial Infarction
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Society of Echocardiography
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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