Open AccessPostinfarction left ventricular free wall rupture: a 17-year single-centre experience
Author(s) -
Francesco Formica,
Serena Mariani,
Gurmeet Singh,
Stefano D’Alessandro,
Luigi Amerigo Messina,
Norman Jones,
Oluwaseun Adebayo Bamodu,
Fabio Sangalli,
Giovanni Paolini
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezx271
Subject(s) - extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , medicine , odds ratio , myocardial infarction , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , retrospective cohort study , cardiology , confidence interval , incidence (geometry) , complication , surgery , resuscitation , physics , optics
Left ventricular free wall rupture (LVFWR) is a catastrophic complication following acute myocardial infarction with an estimated incidence of 0.2-7.6% and mortality can be as high as 60%. This study aimed to identify the risk factors for morbidity and mortality in patients affected by LVFWR.
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