Japanese heart journal

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Japanese heart journal · May 2002

Case Reports

A subacute left ventricular free wall rupture after thrombolytic and glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor treatment: an overlooked finding of left ventriculography.

Subacute left ventricular free wall rupture is a rare complication in acute myocardial infarction. With the increasing use of thrombolytic agents and glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors, this complication has been increasing recently. We report a case of subacute cardiac rupture with frank pericardial effusion receiving thrombolytic and glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor therapies.

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