Author/Authors :
Sugiura، نويسنده , , Tetsuro and Nagahama، نويسنده , , Yo and Nakamura، نويسنده , , Seishi and Kudo، نويسنده , , Yoshihiro and Yamasaki، نويسنده , , Fumiyasu and Iwasaka، نويسنده , , Toshiji، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
We evaluated the clinical significance of angiographic indexes and pericardial involvement in predicting increased risk of free wall rupture after reperfusion therapy and found that Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) <3 flow grade after reperfusion therapy was a significant variable related to the free wall rupture. Moreover, pericardial rub was found to be a significant variable related to TIMI <3 grade flow after reperfusion, which indicates that detection of pericardial rub is one of the clinical signs that predicts inadequate anterograde flow of the infarct-related artery after reperfusion and hence, higher risk for free wall rupture.
