Rupture of the left ventricular free wall during acute myocardial infarction: Analysis of 138 necropsy patients and comparison with 50 necropsy patients with acute myocardial infarction without rupture

The American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 62, Issue 13, 1988, Pages 847-859

  Mann, Jessica M ^a   Roberts, William C ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RUPTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HEART RUPTURE; HEART RUPTURE, POST-INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 0023715164     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(88)90881-8     Document Type: Article

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