Cardiac rupture during coronary angioplasty.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Cardiac rupture is a catastrophic complication of acute myocardial infarction. We describe a patient with acute myocardial infarction who received thrombolytic therapy and then developed cardiac rupture and tamponade during rescue angioplasty.
Medical subject headings
- Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
- Heart Rupture
- Intraoperative Complications
- Myocardial Infarction