* a) An increase in pressure in the pulmonary artery may cause hypertrophy of the left ventricle.

* b) Rupture of the myocardium is not life threatening as long as the pericardial sac remains intact.

* c) Myocardial rupture would most likely occur sometime after two weeks following a myocardial infarction.

* d) A disease, which increases blood pressure in the pulmonary artery, may lead to right ventricular failure.

* e) None of the above statements is true.

Answer - d