Coronary Artery Dissection Secondary to Blunt Chest Trauma: A Case Report.
- Author:
Kang Seok SEO
1
;
Yong Geun JO
;
Jong Tae LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Myocardial infarction;
Blunt trauma;
Coronary artery bypass
- MeSH:
Adult;
Coronary Artery Bypass;
Coronary Vessels*;
Dyskinesias;
Humans;
Male;
Motorcycles;
Myocardial Infarction;
Thoracic Wall;
Thorax*;
Thrombosis;
Transplants;
Wounds and Injuries
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
1998;31(1):66-68
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 27-year-old male presented with an anterior myocardial infarction following blunt chest trauma sustained in motorcycle accident. On examination, there was no visible wound on the chest wall. Echocardiogram showed dyskinesia over anterior left ventricular wall. Subsequent coronary angiogram demonstrated dissection at the proximal portion of the left anterior descending coronary artery and left ventriculogram showed apical anerysm and thrombus. He was treated by coronary artery bypass graft.
