European Heart Journal Advance Access originally published online on November 28, 2005
European Heart Journal 2006 27(2):246-247; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehi661
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Mechanisms of death in elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction exposed to fibrinolytic therapy: reply
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Department of Cardiology
Hospital General Universitario
Gregorio Marañón
Madrid
Spain
Department of Cardiology
Hospital General Universitario
Gregorio Marañón
Madrid
Spain
Department of Cardiology
Hospital General Universitario
Gregorio Marañón
Madrid
Spain
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We appreciate the comment of Poli
et al., regarding the high rate of free wall rupture (FWR) in older patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) treated with streptokinase. We agree that FWR is largely underdiagnosed. That is explained by the fact that the most frequent clinical presentation of FWR