Successful management of a case of left ventricular free wall rupture
Abstract
Cardiac rupture is a complication of myocardial
infarction with an exceedingly
high mortality rate. Imaging modalities,
such as echocardiography, have facilitated
premortem diagnosis, thus increasing
chances of survival.
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