Cor Vasa 2019, 61(1):76-78 | DOI: 10.1016/j.crvasa.2018.02.009
(Infarction of the left atrium resulting in its rupture)
- a Jednotka intenzivní péče, Interní klinika, 1. lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy a Ústřední vojenská nemocnice - Vojenská fakultní nemocnice, Praha
- b Oddělení patologie, Ústřední vojenská nemocnice - Vojenská fakultní nemocnice, Praha
- c Kardiologické oddělení, Interní klinika, 1. lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy a Ústřední vojenská nemocnice - Vojenská fakultní nemocnice, Praha
Although atrial myocardial infarction is an entity that has been reported for decades, it is frequently neglected in clinical practice. Isolated infarction of an atrium is rare, usually occurring concomitantly with ventricular myocardial infarction. The major complications of atrial infarction are cardiac arrhythmias, thromboembolization and atrial rupture. We report an 84-year-old male patient with left atrial rupture following subacute inferolateral STEMI and left atrial infarction.
Keywords: Atrial infarction, Atrial rupture, Electrocardiogram, PR displacement, P wave
Published: March 21, 2019 Show citation
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