Traumatic coronary artery dissection.
A 14-year-old boy sustained blunt chest trauma resulting in dissection of the left main coronary artery, postinfarction left ventricular aneurysm, mitral regurgitation, and tricuspid regurgitation. He underwent pericardial patch angioplasty of the left main coronary artery, left ventricular aneurysmectomy, mitral valvuloplasty, and tricuspid annuloplasty. The patient continues to do well 4 years after operation.
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hokkaido Prefectural Kushiro Hospital, Japan. hideyuki.harada@pref.hokkaido.jp
Hideyuki
H
Harada
Yukiko
Y
Honma
Yoshikazu
Y
Hachiro
Tohru
T
Mawatari
Tomio
T
Abe
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries*; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*