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...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2015-10-01
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Series: | The Journal of Critical Care Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/jccm-2015-0030 |