SPONTANEOUS RUPTURE OF MYOCARDIAL ANEURYSM INTO THE LUNG WITHOUT HEMOPERICARDIUM: REPORT OF A CASE
Authors: L WEISS, T G PRICE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1956)

Case Reports1 April 1956SPONTANEOUS RUPTURE OF MYOCARDIAL ANEURYSM INTO THE LUNG WITHOUT HEMOPERICARDIUM: REPORT OF A CASELEO WEISS, M.D., THOMAS G. PRICE, M.D.LEO WEISS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, THOMAS G. PRICE, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-44-4-754 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAbout 5% of the cases of fatal recent myocardial infarction terminate in rupture of the heart wall. Ventricular aneurysm following myocardial infarction develops in about 10% of cases. However, ruptured cardiac aneurysms are relatively uncommon. 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Case Record, New England J. Med. 253: 193-200, 1955. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication September 16, 1955.From the Area Reference Laboratory, Veterans Administration Hospital, Dallas, Texas, and the Department of Pathology, Southwestern Medical College of the University of Texas.†Now Director of Laboratories, Petersburg General Hospital, Petersburg, Va. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byHemorrhagesErkrankungen des PerikardDie Coronarerkrankungen. Coronarinsuffizienz, Angina pectoris und Herzinfarkt 1 April 1956Volume 44, Issue 4Page: 754-764KeywordsAneurysmsHemorrhageMyocardial infarctionNecrosisPathogenesisPericardiumResearch laboratoriesStaphylococcal infectionStaphylococcus aureusUrinary tract infections ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1956 PDF downloadLoading ...