Interv Akut Kardiol. 2005;4(1):38-40
Postinfarction ventricular septal rupture is a rare cause of cardiogenic shock in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The appropriate medical approach is still unclear in this diagnosis as an optimal time of surgical procedure. We present a patient treated in our cardiology department with cardiogenic shock caused by ventricular septal rupture complicating acute myocadial infarction.
Published: January 1, 2006 Show citation