ntroduction: Ventricular rupture following myocardial infarction (M.I) is a serious clinical problem with a high mortality. The aim of this study was to present a case with this disorder.
Case Report: A 73 year-old man with left ventricular rupture and cardiac tamponade following myocardial infarction was managed successfully by emergency surgery. The procedure was accomplished with the use of cardiopulmonary by pass. A large PTFE patch was sutured according to the Nunez technique. Patient survived during a mean follow-up of 12 months.
Abbasi Tashnizi, M., Soltani, G., & Khament Bagheri, R. (2007). Cardiac Rupture following acute myocardial infarction. medical journal of mashhad university of medical sciences, 50(4), 456-459. doi: 10.22038/mjms.2007.5551
MLA
M Abbasi Tashnizi; GH, Soltani; R Khament Bagheri. "Cardiac Rupture following acute myocardial infarction", medical journal of mashhad university of medical sciences, 50, 4, 2007, 456-459. doi: 10.22038/mjms.2007.5551
HARVARD
Abbasi Tashnizi, M., Soltani, G., Khament Bagheri, R. (2007). 'Cardiac Rupture following acute myocardial infarction', medical journal of mashhad university of medical sciences, 50(4), pp. 456-459. doi: 10.22038/mjms.2007.5551
VANCOUVER
Abbasi Tashnizi, M., Soltani, G., Khament Bagheri, R. Cardiac Rupture following acute myocardial infarction. medical journal of mashhad university of medical sciences, 2007; 50(4): 456-459. doi: 10.22038/mjms.2007.5551
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