Reliability of electromechanical dissociation in the diagnosis of left ventricular free wall rupture in acute myocardial infarction

American Heart Journal

Volumn 131, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 861-864

  Figueras, Jaume ^a   Curós, Antoni ^b   Cortadellas, Josefa ^b   Soler Soler, Jorge ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEART RUPTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0029926236     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(96)90165-9     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. Bates R, Beutler S, Resnekov L, Anagnostopoulos C. Cardiac rupture - challenge in diagnosis and management. Am J Cardiol 1977;40:429-37.
2. Ready SG, Roberts WC. Frequency of rupture of the left ventricular free wall or ventricular septum among necropsy cases of fatal acute myocardial infarction since introduction of coronary care units. Am J Cardiol 1989;63:906-11.
3. Pohjola-Sintonen S, Muller JE, Stone PH, Willich SN, Antman EM, Davis VG, Parker CB, Braunwald E. Ventricular septal and free wall rupture complicating acute myocardial infarction. Experience in the Multicenter Investigation of Limitation of Infarct Size (MILIS). AHJ 1989;117:809-18.
4. Fitzgibbon GM, Hopper GD, Hegtveit HA. Successful surgical repair of postinfarction external cardiac rupture. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1972;63:622-30.
5. Cobbs BW Jr, Hatcher CR Jr, Robinson PM. Cardiac rupture: three operations with two long-term survivors. JAMA 1973;223:532-5.
6. Bashour T, Kabbani SS, Ellertson DG, Crew J, Hanna ES. Surgical salvage of heart rupture: report of two cases and review of the literature. Ann Thorac Surg 1983;36:209-13.
7. ISIS-1 (First International Study of Infarct Survival) Collaborative Group. Mechanisms for the early mortality reduction produced by beta-blockade started early in acute myocardial infarction: ISIS-1. Lancet 1988;1:921-3.
8. Friedman HS, Kuhn LA, Katz AM. Clinical and electro-cardiographic features of cardiac rupture following acute myocardial infarction. Am J Med 1971;50:709-20.
9. Feneley MP, Chang VP, O'Rourke MF. Myocardial rupture after acute myocardial infarction. Ten years review. Br Heart J 1983;49:550-6.
10. Mann JM, Roberts WC. 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 infarctions without rupture. Am J Cardiol 1988;62:847-59.
11. Silverman H, Pfeifer M. Relation between use of antinflamatory agents and left ventricular free wall rupture during acute myocardial infarction. Am J Cardiol 1987;59:363-4.
12. Curós A, Figueras J, Sans M, Egido R, Roma F, Moya A, Rius J. Disociación electromecánica y rotura cardiaca en el curso de un infarto agudo de miocardio. Rev Esp Cardiol 1985;38(Suppl II):35.
13. Dellborg M, Held P, Swedberg K, Vedin A. Rupture of the myocardium. Occurrence and risk factors. Br Heart J 1985;54:11-6.
14. Nakano M, Konishi T, Takezawa H. Potential prevention of myocardial rupture resulting from acute myocardial infarction. Clin Cardiol 1985;8:199-204.
15. Solberg S, Nordrum I, Fausa D, Jorgensen L. Cardiac ruptures in northern Norway. A retrospective study of 104 cases. Acta Med Scand 1988;224:303-10.
16. Stevenson WG, Linssen GC, Havenith MG, Brugada P, Wellens HJJ. The spectrum of death after myocardial infarction: a necropsy study. AM HEART J 1989;118:1182-8.