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An 84-year-old male with subacute inferolateral STEMI developed a rare left atrial infarction complicated by left atrial rupture, leading to fatal cardiac tamponade.
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This case highlights the rare but fatal complication of left atrial rupture following left atrial infarction in the setting of an acute STEMI.
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Left atrial rupture warrants consideration in STEMI tamponade; case report leaves open incidence and risk factors.
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Kučerka et al. (2018) conducted a case report in Left atrial infarction and rupture following STEMI (n=1). Left atrial infarction was evaluated on Clinical course and survival. An 84-year-old male with subacute inferolateral STEMI developed a rare left atrial infarction complicated by left atrial rupture, leading to fatal cardiac tamponade.
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