Left ventricular free wall rupture during coronary intervention after acute myocardial infarction: Report of two cases exhibiting fatal pseudocomplications

Authors
Papaleo, R Depowski, PL Dincer, AD Houghton, JL
Citation
R. Papaleo et al., Left ventricular free wall rupture during coronary intervention after acute myocardial infarction: Report of two cases exhibiting fatal pseudocomplications, CATHET C IN, 47(1), 1999, pp. 67-72
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems
Journal title
CATHETERIZATION AND CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS
ISSN journal
15221946 → ACNP
Volume
47
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
67 - 72
Database
ISI
SICI code
1522-1946(199905)47:1<67:LVFWRD>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
Two cases of left ventricular free wall rupture occurring in temporal relat ion to interventional coronary procedures are presented as autopsy-verified pseudocomplications. The possible impact of pseudocomplications on operato r-specific registry data and credentialing is briefly discussed. Cathet. Ca rdiovasc. Intervent. 47:67-72, 1999, (C) 1999 Wiley-Liss, Inc.