Long-term survival without surgical intervention in a patient with acute myocardial infarction and ventricular septal perforation: case report

Gum disease may hammer heart attack patients

Periodontal disease may be a comorbidity in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction heart attacks, according to a large U.S. study.

Long-term survival without surgical intervention in a patient with acute myocardial infarction and ventricular septal perforation: case report

Background: Ventricular septal rupture (VSR) is a rare and catastrophic complication of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). In the absence of timely diagnosis and surgical intervention, the short-term mortality rate for such patients exceeds 90%. Due to its grave prognosis, the...