Delayed fatal impact cardiopathy.
The lesions of impact cardiopathy ("cardiac contusion") which fail to heal satisfactorily, leading to delayed heart failure and death, are infrequently recognized, in part because of a general lack of appreciation of the lingering significance of lesser degrees of trauma. The case of a 31-year-old male dying 4 weeks after a vehicular collision provides strong confirmation of the expectable intermediate aspects of this spectrum of post traumatic lesions.
D000328:Adult; D003288:Contusions / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology