title: Left ventricular free wall rupture as the presenting manifestation of acute myocardial infarction in diabetic patients.
abstract: We present 5 diabetic patients with acute myocardial infarction in whom left ventricular free wall rupture was the presenting manifestation. Echocardiography may be indicated in diabetic patients with acute myocardial infarction and in shock, prior to thrombolysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Hadassah Medical Center, Ein-Kerem, Jerusalem Israel.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zahger
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Milgalter
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pollak
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hasin
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Merin
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Beeri
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Gotsman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology*; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006342:Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*