Up against the wall - emergency double myocardial rupture repair

Abstract Background Left ventricular free wall rupture (LVFWR) and interventricular septal rupture (VSR) are potentially catastrophic mechanical complications after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). When they occur together, “double myocardial rupture” (DMR), survival is unlikely. DMR is seen in on...

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Main Authors: Rajeevlochan Ravi, Shubhra Sinha, Craig Dunlop, Jonathan Unsworth-White
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-01-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-024-02531-2