Why the study?
What are the clinical correlates associated with cardiac rupture following myocardial infarction?
Population
220 cases studied retrospectively: 44 cases of myocardial infarction with cardiac rupture, 88 cases of…
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Postinfarction hypertension and female sex may flag higher cardiac rupture risk after MI; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before practice change.
What are the clinical correlates associated with cardiac rupture following myocardial infarction?
Postinfarction hypertension and female sex are significant clinical correlates associated with an increased risk of cardiac rupture following acute myocardial infarction.
Naeim et al. (1972) studied this question.
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