Total right coronary artery obstruction related to penetrating injuries of the thorax caused by gunshot.
A 51-year-old male patient with penetrating injury to the thorax caused by gunshot was admitted to the emergency room. He suffered from typical chest pain and ECG showed acute inferior myocardial infarction. Coronary angiography of the patient revealed missile embolization in the right coronary artery and total occlusion related to thrombus. The patient was treated conservatively and discharged from the hospital on the 17th day of treatment.
Bayir
Ayşegül
A
Emergency Medicine Department, Konya Selçuk University, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey. a_bayir@hotmail.com
Soylu
Ahmet
A
Kara
Hasan
H
D002637:Chest Pain / Q000175:diagnosis; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000209:etiology*; D054059:Coronary Occlusion / Q000209:etiology*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications*; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000150:complications*