Acute anterior myocardial infarction following a mild nonpenetrating chest trauma--a case report.
Myocardial infarction in patients under age 45 years is a relatively unusual phenomenon; blunt chest trauma is one of the nonatherosclerotic mechanisms leading to acute myocardial infarction in young adults. The authors report a rare case of anterior myocardial infarction in a 22-year-old man following a mild nonpenetrating chest trauma whose left chest was elbowed during a soccer game.
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Cardiology Department, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. enveratalar@hotmail.com
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D000328:Adult; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D015635:Radionuclide Ventriculography; D012916:Soccer / Q000293:injuries; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*