Congenital membranous ostial stenosis of the left atrial appendage as a secondary finding in a patient with ST elevation myocardial infarction: a case report

ABSTRACT: Abstract

Background

Stenoses of the left atrial appendage (LAA) represent a common complication after incomplete surgical ligation. However, the idiopathic entity is very rare. So far, there is uncertainty about the thromboembolic risk and potential benefit of anticoagulation in these patients. We report on congenital ostial stenosis of the LAA as a secondary finding in a patient with myocardial infarction.

Case summary

A 56-year-old patient presented with acute heart failure secondary to ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and eventually progressed to cardiogenic shock. A percutaneous coronary intervention and stent placement in the first diagonal branch and in the left anterior descending artery was performed in two sessions. There was a new onset of typical atri

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC10243859 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature