title: Coronary artery dissection after blunt chest trauma: depiction at multidetector-row computed tomography.
abstract: Coronary artery dissection after blunt chest trauma has rarely been reported in traumatic cardiac injuries, but it may cause fatal or nonfatal myocardial infarction. We report a case of dissection of the left main coronary artery, which resulted in acute myocardial infarction 5 weeks after blunt chest trauma. Multidetector-row computed tomography performed prior to the onset of infarction depicted intimal flap and dissected cavities.
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Naoya
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Sei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Komatsu
authors.forename: Shinro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.forename: Taeko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kunimasa
authors.forename: Shunichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoda
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ichikawa
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kasamaki
authors.forename: Motoichiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Takahisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uchiyama
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saito
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery