Population
Patients with their first myocardial infarction (MI) who develop ventricular free wall rupture (VFWR)
Design
Review
Authors
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Requires immediate surgical evaluation on suspicion; supports consensus from Level 5 data but leaves open optimal bridging strategies.
Ventricular free wall rupture after MI requires high clinical suspicion and emergent surgical intervention without delay.
Lateef et al. (2003) studied this question.
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