| Literature DB >> 22143246 |
Natale Daniele Brunetti1, Riccardo Ieva, Michele Correale, Luigi Flavio Massimiliano Di Martino, Luisa De Gennaro, Matteo Di Biase.
Abstract
We report the case of a 72-year-old man with ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction and severe intra-ventricular gradient (>40 mmHg), who died with left ventricular rupture (LVR). We postulate that severe intra-ventricular gradient detectable at admission may be related to subsequent LVR and proposed as a risk factor for LVR.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22143246 DOI: 10.1007/s11239-011-0661-y
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Thromb Thrombolysis ISSN: 0929-5305 Impact factor: 2.300