Death due to unrecognised myocardial infarction causing left ventricular rupture: Can we improve the diagnostic rate?

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 112, Issue 1099, 1999, Pages 429-430

  Baker, G E ^a   Koelmeyer, T D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM RUPTURE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NEW ZEALAND; VENTRICULAR SEPTAL RUPTURE;

EID: 0033550092     PISSN: 00288446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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