title: Do diabetes mellitus and systemic hypertension predispose to left ventricular free wall rupture in acute myocardial infarction?
abstract: Diabetes and systemic hypertension had no influence on left ventricular free wall rupture complicating acute myocardial infarction. Age <65 years and a history of coronary artery disease offers some protection from protection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Glostrup University Hospital, Denmark.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Melchior
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hildebrant
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Køber
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Torp-Pedersen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015984:Causality; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006342:Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D012307:Risk Factors