title: Traumatic total occlusion of left main coronary artery caused by blunt chest trauma.
abstract: Myocardial infarction is a rare complication that can occur immediately after a blunt chest trauma. We report a 36-year-old male who experienced a fatal anterolateral myocardial infarction after a nonpenetrating chest injury sustained in a car accident. Injuries of the coronary arteries associated with blunt chest trauma predominantly affect the left anterior descending artery. This is the first case of traumatic complete occlusion of the left main coronary artery (LMCA) demonstrated by coronary angiography.
authors.affiliation: Osmangazi Univeritesi Tip Fakültesi, Kardiyologi Anabilim Dali, Eskisehir, Turkey. goktekin@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Goktekin
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Unalir
authors.forename: Bulent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gorenek
authors.forename: Gulmira
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kudaiberdieva
authors.forename: Yuksel
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cavusoglu
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Melek
authors.forename: Recep
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aslan
authors.forename: Bilgin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Timuralp
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001158:Arteries / Q000293:injuries*; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*