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[Acute myocardial infarct in infants]
V P Martins1, A J Macedo, S Kaku
1Serviço de Cardiologia Pediátrica, Hospital de Santa Marta, Lisboa.
Acta Medica Portuguesa
|October 1, 1996
Summary
This study examined 6 children with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), finding that congenital heart disease was a common cause. Most infants with AMI experienced cardiac failure and died from mechanical failure, not arrhythmias.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Cardiology
- Cardiovascular Research
- Neonatal Health