Survival following self-limited left ventricular free wall rupture during myocardial infarction. Management differences between patients with or without pseudoaneurysm formation

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 79, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 103-111

  Figueras, Jaume ^a   Cortadellas, Josefa ^a   Domingo, Enric ^a   Soler Soler, Jordi ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

Free wall rupture; Myocardial infarction; Pericardial effusion; Ventricular pseudoaneurysm

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DOBUTAMINE; INOTROPIC AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGE; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BED REST; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLOID; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART MASSAGE; HEART RUPTURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

AGED; ANEURYSM, FALSE; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RUPTURE, POST-INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0034925915     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(01)00415-6     Document Type: Article

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