Ventricular Septal Rupture – A Critical Condition as a Complication of Acute Myocardial Infarction

Ventricular Septal Rupture – A Critical Condition as a Complication of Acute Myocardial Infarction

Ventricular septal rupture is a potentially fatal complication of acute myocardial infarction. The key to management of this critical condition is an aggressive approach to haemodynamic stabilization and surgical closure of the rupture. Where there is a small rupture and the patient is in a haemodyn...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Novak Martin, Hlinomaz Ota, Groch Ladislav, Rezek Michal, Semenka Jiri, Sikora Jiri, Sitar Jan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2015-10-01
Series:The Journal of Critical Care Medicine
Subjects:
ventricular septal rupture
acute myocardial infarction
mechanical complications
timing of surgery
extracorporeal membraneous oxygenation
transcatheter closure
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/jccm-2015-0030

Similar Items

Similar Items