Population
A 54-year-old male deceased due to sudden collapse
Design
Case report
Authors
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May prompt consideration of occult tamponade in sudden death; leaves open need for prospective validation before any diagnostic shift.
Spontaneous rupture of a non-aneurysmatic coronary artery due to atherosclerotic plaque rupture is a rare but fatal cause of cardiac tamponade.
Datta et al. (2025) studied this question.
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