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

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.

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Published in:	Case reports in vascular medicine Vol. 2012; no. 2012; pp. 1 - 3
Main Authors:	Boguszewski, Andrzej, Rosman, Howard, Torey, James, Othman, Mahmoud, Gottam, Nithin, Salami, Sule
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Puplishing Corporation 01-01-2012 Hindawi Publishing Corporation Hindawi Limited
Subjects:	Case Report
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Summary:	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.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 Academic Editors: P. Georgiadou, P. Heider, and P. Matt
ISSN:	2090-6986 2090-6994
DOI:	10.1155/2012/208985