Coronary artery dissection after blunt chest trauma: depiction at multidetector-row computed tomography.
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.
Sato
Yuichi
Y
Matsumoto
Naoya
N
Komatsu
Sei
S
Matsuo
Shinro
S
Kunimasa
Taeko
T
Yoda
Shunichi
S
Ichikawa
Makoto
M
Kasamaki
Yuji
Y
Takahashi
Motoichiro
M
Uchiyama
Takahisa
T
Saito
Satoshi
S
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