Key result
Mechanical complications after acute myocardial infarction are rare (around 1% of cases) but life-threatening entities that require urgent surgical referral and management.
Population
Patients with acute myocardial infarction experiencing mechanical complications such as ventricular septal…
Design
Review
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Despite rarity, post-AMI mechanical complications carry high lethality; review leaves open optimal contemporary prevention and timing of intervention.
This review highlights the critical need for urgent recognition and surgical referral for rare but highly lethal mechanical complications following acute myocardial infarction.
Durko et al. (2017) conducted a review in Mechanical complications of acute myocardial infarction. Mechanical complications of acute myocardial infarction was evaluated. Mechanical complications after acute myocardial infarction are rare (around 1% of cases) but life-threatening entities that require urgent surgical referral and management.
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