scholarly journals Sealed with a Kick: A Case of Posttraumatic Coronary Artery Dissection and Cardiomyopathy

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nithin Gottam ◽  
Sule Salami ◽  
Mahmoud Othman ◽  
James Torey ◽  
Howard Rosman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Blunt Trauma ◽  
Blunt Chest Trauma ◽  
Chest Trauma ◽  
Artery Dissection ◽  
Coronary Artery Dissection ◽  
Anterior Myocardial Infarction

Blunt chest trauma can lead to a variety of cardiac injuries, one of which is nonatherosclerotic myocardial infarction caused by intimal laceration and thrombotic process activation. Here we present a case of anterior myocardial infarction secondary to blunt trauma involving a kick to the chest.

scholarly journals Acute Myocardial Infarction Caused by Coronary Artery Dissection Following Blunt Chest Trauma

2003 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 736 ◽  
Author(s):  
Se Jung Yoon ◽  
Hyuck Moon Kwon ◽  
Dong Soo Kim ◽  
Bum Kee Hong ◽  
Dong Yeon Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Acute Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Blunt Chest Trauma ◽  
Chest Trauma ◽  
Artery Dissection ◽  
Coronary Artery Dissection
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