Rupture of the myocardium in autopsied MI hearts

Rupture of the myocardium in autopsied MI hearts

Summary Although myocardial rupture occurs in only 2% to 4% of cases of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), there is a high mortality rate due to acute cardiogenic shock. We present the anatomopathological findings of three cases of myocardial rupture in autopsied hearts in the last 30 years, with a...

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Main Authors: Valesca Bizinoto Monteiro, Bianca Gonçalves Silva Torquato, Guilherme Ribeiro Juliano, Bárbara Cecílio da Fonseca, Flávia Aparecida de Oliveira, Daniel Ferreira da Cunha, Camila Lourencini Cavellani, Luciano Alves Matias da Silveira, Mara Lúcia da Fonseca Ferraz, Vicente de Paula Antunes Teixeira, Edson Luiz Fernandes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Médica Brasileira
Series:Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
Subjects:
autopsy
cardiac rupture
cardiogenic shock
myocardial infarction
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