Sugiura T, Takehana K, Abe Y, Kamihata H, Karakawa M, Hatada K, Iwasaka T
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan.
Am J Cardiol. 1997 Feb 1;79(3):362-4. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)89284-3.
The clinical significance of infarct-associated pericarditis was examined in 201 consecutive patients with acute Q-wave myocardial infarction with successful direct percutaneous transluminal angioplasty. A pericardial rub was a reliable clinical sign of extensive myocardial damage in patients with direct angioplasty.