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Dynamic left ventricular outflow tract obstruction complicating acute anterior myocardial infarction preceded sudden death in 2 patients with hyperdynamic contraction of non-infarcted segments.
Case Report (n=2)
Dynamic left ventricular outflow tract obstruction can complicate acute anterior myocardial infarction and may precede sudden death, highlighting the need for early recognition to potentially decrease the risk of myocardial rupture.
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LVOTO may precede sudden death after anterior MI; hypothesis-generating case observations requiring prospective confirmation before clinical implications.
Bartúnek et al. (1995) conducted a case report in Acute anterior myocardial infarction (n=2). Dynamic left ventricular outflow tract obstruction complicating acute anterior myocardial infarction preceded sudden death in 2 patients with hyperdynamic contraction of non-infarcted segments.
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