Appropriate surgical repair of ventricular free wall rupture after infarction: a case report
Rev. bras. cir. cardiovasc
; 34(6): 775-778, Nov.-Dec. 2019. tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
Abstract Ventricular free wall rupture is a fatal mechanical complication of acute myocardial infarction. In some cases it can be represented as subacute clinic and may not cause death in a few minutes. Acute pseudo-aneurysms are extremely unstable and bound to fatal rupture. Herein we report a male patient who suffered dyspnea and mild chest pain, 4 weeks after acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.
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Main subject:
Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures
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Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction
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Myocardial Infarction
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. bras. cir. cardiovasc
Journal subject:
Cardiology
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CIRURGIA GERAL
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Turkey
Institution/Affiliation country:
University of Health Sciences/TR