title: Right coronary artery dissection and acute infarction due to blunt trauma: report of a case.
abstract: Coronary artery dissection occurring after a nonpenetrating chest trauma is extremely rare. We describe herein the case of a 43-year-old man who suffered traumatic myocardial infarction after an intimal tear of the right coronary artery had been inflicted by a horse stepping on his back.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Jichi Medical School, Kawachi, Tochigi, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawahito
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Misawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fuse
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D000818:Animals; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries*; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*