Publikation

Frequency of collateral blood flow in the infarct-related coronary artery in rupture of the ventricular septum after acute myocardial infarction

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review - 15.02.2000

Bereiche
PubMed

Zitation
Prêtre R, Rickli H, Ye Q, Benedikt P, Turina M. Frequency of collateral blood flow in the infarct-related coronary artery in rupture of the ventricular septum after acute myocardial infarction. Am J Cardiol 2000; 85:497-9, A10.
Art
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review (Englisch)
Zeitschrift
Am J Cardiol 2000; 85
Veröffentlichungsdatum
15.02.2000
ISSN (Druck)
0002-9149
Seiten
497-9, A10
Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung

Patients with postinfarction ventricular septal rupture have poor residual or collateral blood flow in the infarct artery and do not benefit from ischemic preconditioning. This suggests that rupture of the ventricular septum occurs on an unprotected and unprepared myocardium.