Adding fuel to the fire: Coronary artery dissection complicating blunt chest trauma - 09/10/17
, Thenappan Thenappan, MD, Gladwin Das, MDAbstract |
A 21year-old male presented to the emergency department with 6 h of atypical chest pain after suffering blunt chest trauma. His electrocardiogram revealed 1–1.5mm ST segment elevation in leads V1-V3 with reciprocal depressions in II, III, and aVF. Mid-anterior wall akinesis was observed on echocardiography associated with an estimated left ventricular ejection fraction of 40%. A left main coronary artery dissection was diagnosed and treated surgically with a bypass graft. Although rare, coronary dissections can be a catastrophic complication of chest trauma.
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| ☆ | No pertinent relationships with industry to disclose. No pertinent conflicts of interest. No funding sources to report. All authors participated in the case described and writing of the manuscript. |
Vol 35 - N° 7
P. 1041.e5-1041.e6 - juillet 2017 Retour au numéro
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