Cardiac rupture during coronary angioplasty.
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.
Department of Cardiology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
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Geist
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Gotsman
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Hasin
D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy