Ventricular septal rupture, right ventricular free wall rupture, hemopericardium, cardiac tamponade, cardiogenic shock, and death in a patient with acute ST elevation myocardial infarction during transthoracic echocardiography

Ventricular septal rupture, right ventricular free wall rupture, hemopericardium, cardiac tamponade, cardiogenic shock, and death in a patient with acute ST elevation myocardial infarction during transthoracic echocardiography

The incidence of mechanical complications related to myocardial infarction has decreased due to various factors over the last few decades. Patients admitted for acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) may respond well to thrombolytic therapy before being taken up for coronary angiog...

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Main Authors: Osama A El Kady, Hisham Soliman Abbas, Surrinder Kumar Bakshi, Mohammed Kamal Mahrous, Nasser Rashid Al Shukeili, Wasim Rauf Kadri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Heart India
Subjects:
Cardiac tamponade
hemopericardium
ST elevation myocardial infarction
ventricular free wall rupture
ventricular septal defect
ventricular septal rupture
transthoracic echocardiography
Online Access:http://www.heartindia.net/article.asp?issn=2321-449x;year=2017;volume=5;issue=1;spage=41;epage=44;aulast=El

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