title: Traumatic occlusion of the left anterior descending artery and rupture of the aortic isthmus.
abstract: A patient with occlusion of the left anterior descending artery and rupture of the aortic isthmus following blunt trauma is reported. Treatment of both lesions through a median sternotomy using cardiopulmonary bypass was accomplished successfully. Special considerations regarding the surgical management of combined cardiac and aortic isthmus lesions in trauma patients are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Département de Chirurgie, Hôpital Cantonal Universitaire, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Prêtre
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kürsteiner
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Khatchatourian
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Faidutti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*