Postinfarction ventricular septal rupture following thrombolysis: long-term survival in the presence of normal coronary arteries. A case report.
A case of postinfarction ventricular septal rupture in a thrombolyzed patient is described. Coronary angiography revealed normal coronary arteries. The interrelations of long-term survival of postinfarction ventricular septal rupture, thrombolysis, and normal coronary arteries are discussed.
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Department of Medicine, Patras University Medical School, Patras, Greece.
Olympios
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Hahalis
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D000368:Aged; D002303:Cardiac Output, Low / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy; D010960:Plasminogen Activators / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015996:Survival Rate; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018658:Ventricular Septal Rupture / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery
D010960:Plasminogen Activators; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator