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Left ventricular apex rupture in STEMI.

Amr Mohamed
Published in: Clinical case reports (2021)
The key clinical message is to know that mechanical complications of myocardial infarction are rare but fatal. A high index of suspicion facilitates diagnosis. The presence of acute heart failure should ring an alarm. Other red flags are cardiogenic shock, new murmur, or evidence of hypoperfusion.
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