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An autopsy case of incomplete left atrial rupture following left atrial infarction associated with left ventricular myocardial infarction.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7596035     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We report a 78-year-old woman with incomplete left atrial rupture following left atrial infarction associated with left ventricular myocardial infarction. An autopsy revealed a hemopericardium. A large hematoma was observed in the posterior wall of the left atrium and a few small tears were found on the same wall. Near its origin, the left circumflex artery was severely sclerotic and completely occluded by fresh thrombus. Histologic examination revealed that large intramural hematoma longitudinally dissected the inner third of the posterior wall of the left atrium, and transversely dissected through the necrotic tissue to the pericardial sac to result in rupture. Coagulation necrosis and intramyocardial hemorrhage were also observed throughout the entire left atrium and the postseptolateral wall of the left ventricle.
Authors:
K Chida; S Ohkawa; K Nagashima; T Imai; K Kuboki; S Maeda; C Watanabe
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Japanese circulation journal     Volume:  59     ISSN:  0047-1828     ISO Abbreviation:  Jpn. Circ. J.     Publication Date:  1995 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1995-07-28     Completed Date:  1995-07-28     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7806868     Medline TA:  Jpn Circ J     Country:  JAPAN    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  299-302     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Female
Heart Atria / pathology*
Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction / pathology*
Heart Ventricles / pathology
Hematoma / pathology
Humans
Hypertension / complications
Myocardial Infarction / pathology
Pericardial Effusion / pathology

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