A rare complication of left ventricular rupture--right ventricular intramyocardial dissection with left-to-right shunting.
Journal: International Journal Of Cardiology
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Abstract
Left ventricular (LV) rupture is an uncommon catastrophic complication post myocardial infarction. We describe 2 rare cases of LV rupture complicating inferior ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) causing right ventricular (RV) intramyocardial dissection with left-to-right shunting.
Authors
William Chan, Bryan Yan, Roderic Warren, John Goldblatt, Anu Aggarwal
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