Population
Patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by left ventricular free wall rupture
Design
Review
Authors
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Prompts vigilance for this fatal AMI complication in older patients; literature review confirms classic features but leaves prevention strategies open.
Left ventricular free wall rupture is an infrequent but highly fatal complication of acute myocardial infarction, typically occurring in older patients with a first transmural infarct and often presenting with prolonged anginal pain.
Jaume Figueras (2000) studied this question.
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