Rupture of the myocardium in autopsied MI hearts

Rupture of the myocardium in autopsied MI hearts

Summary Although myocardial rupture occurs in only 2% to 4% of cases of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), there is a high mortality rate due to acute cardiogenic shock. We present the anatomopathological findings of three cases of myocardial rupture in autopsied hearts in the last 30 years, with a diagnosis of cardiac rupture in acute myocardial infarction. In these 30 years the percentage of AMI with myocardial rupture was 0.2%. Risk factors for post-AMI myocardial rupture include older age, atherosclerosis, diabetes mellitus and systemic arterial hypertension.

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Main Authors: Monteiro,Valesca Bizinoto, Torquato,Bianca Gonçalves Silva, Juliano,Guilherme Ribeiro, Fonseca,Bárbara Cecílio da, Oliveira,Flávia Aparecida de, Cunha,Daniel Ferreira da, Cavellani,Camila Lourencini, Silveira,Luciano Alves Matias da, Ferraz,Mara Lúcia da Fonseca, Teixeira,Vicente de Paula Antunes, Fernandes,Edson Luiz
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Associação Médica Brasileira 2017
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302017000900733
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