Contained Left Ventricular Free Wall Rupture following Myocardial Infarction
Joint Authors
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-12-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Rupture of the free wall of the left ventricle occurs in approximately 4% of patients with infarcts and accounts for approximately 20% of the total mortality of patients with myocardial infractions.
Relatively few cases are diagnosed before death.
Several distinct clinical forms of ventricular free wall rupture have been identified.
Sudden rupture with massive hemorrhage into the pericardium is the most common form; in a third of the cases, the course is subacute with slow and sometimes repetitive hemorrhage into the pericardial cavity.
Left ventricular pseudoaneurysms generally occur as a consequence of left ventricular free wall rupture covered by a portion of pericardium, in contrast to a true aneurysm, which is formed of myocardial tissue.
Here, we report a case of contained left ventricular free wall rupture following myocardial infarction.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Shiyovich, Arthur& Nesher, Lior. 2012. Contained Left Ventricular Free Wall Rupture following Myocardial Infarction. Case Reports in Critical Care،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Shiyovich, Arthur& Nesher, Lior. Contained Left Ventricular Free Wall Rupture following Myocardial Infarction. Case Reports in Critical Care No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-473841
American Medical Association (AMA)
Shiyovich, Arthur& Nesher, Lior. Contained Left Ventricular Free Wall Rupture following Myocardial Infarction. Case Reports in Critical Care. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-473841
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-473841