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Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:565-567. doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.189175
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Acute ventricular rupture due to myocardial infarction during postpartum period

Askin Ender Topal* and Mehmet Nesimi Eren

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Dicle University Medicine Faculty, 21280 Diyarbakir, Turkey

*Corresponding author. Tel.: +90-412-2488001; fax: +90-412-2488523.

E-mail address: aendertopal61{at}hotmail.com (A.E. Topal).

Ventricular rupture is the third most common cause of deaths due to myocardial infarction. However, myocardial infarction is uncommon during pregnancy and postpartum period. We review a case with left ventricular rupture as a complication of myocardial infarction during postpartum period.

Key Words: Pregnancy; Myocardial infarction; Left ventricle; Rupture


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