Incidence and predictors of 30-day mortality in patients with ventricular septal rupture complicating acute myocardial infarction

Conclusions
In this retrospective cohort of patients with AMI, the occurrence of VSR was not rare and carried a considerable risk of 30-day mortality. Advanced age, previous cerebrovascular accident and surgical repair influenced the risk for 30-day mortality.

Source: Heart Asia - August 12, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Pradhan, A., Jain, N., Cassese, S., Vishwakarma, P., Sethi, R., Chandra, S., Chaudhary, G., Dwivedi, S. K., Narain, V. S. Tags: Original research Source Type: research