ATRIAL RUPTURE AND SUDDEN-DEATH FOLLOWING ATRIAL INFARCTION

Authors
ALONSOORCAJO N IZQUIERDOGARCIA F SIMARRO E
Citation
N. Alonsoorcajo et al., ATRIAL RUPTURE AND SUDDEN-DEATH FOLLOWING ATRIAL INFARCTION, International journal of cardiology, 46(1), 1994, pp. 82-84
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
International journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01675273
Volume
46
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
82 - 84
Database
ISI
SICI code
0167-5273(1994)46:1<82:ARASFA>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
We present a sudden-death case secondary to a right atrial rupture, oc curing as a result of a myocardial infarction with very subtle clinica l and electrocardiographical signs. This atrial infarction case illust rates the difficulty of diagnosis and also the serious consequences th at can result from this medical condition. We review other potential c omplications which, in clinical practise, are not always attributed to their true origin.