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| Year : 2017 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 137-140 |
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Surgical treatment of right ventricular rupture caused by total occlusion of the right coronary artery
Mihriban Yalcin1, Diyar Koprulu2, Melih Urkmez1, Mehmet Senel Bademci1
1 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ordu State Hospital, Ordu, Turkey
2 Department of Cardiology, Ordu State Hospital, Ordu, Turkey
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Mihriban Yalcin
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ordu State Hospital, Ordu
Turkey
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DOI: 10.4103/HEARTVIEWS.HEARTVIEWS_110_16
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The rupture of the right ventricular anterior wall after myocardial infarction is a rare and life-threatening complication associated with high mortality. Early diagnosis by echocardiographic examination and successful treatment is discussed in this case report.
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