Coronary artery dissection secondary to blunt chest trauma.
A 38-yr-old woman presented with an anterolateral myocardial infarction following blunt chest trauma sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Subsequent cardiac catheterization revealed a large left ventricular aneurysm and angiographic evidence of dissection of the proximal left anterior descending artery. Review of the literature and management are discussed.
Kohli
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Cardiac Catheterization Unit. St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA 01604.
Saperia
G M
GM
Waksmonski
C A
CA
Pezzella
S
S
Singh
J B
JB
D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*