Geist M, Gilon D, Gotsman M S, Hasin Y
Department of Cardiology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
Eur Heart J. 1993 Jul;14(7):1002-3. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/14.7.1002.
Cardiac rupture is a catastrophic complication of acute myocardial infarction. We describe a patient with acute myocardial infarction who received thrombolytic therapy and then developed cardiac rupture and tamponade during rescue angioplasty.