Do diabetes mellitus and systemic hypertension predispose to left ventricular free wall rupture in acute myocardial infarction?
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.
Melchior
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Department of Cardiology, Glostrup University Hospital, Denmark.
Hildebrant
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Køber
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Jensen
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Torp-Pedersen
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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