Traumatic dissection of the left circumflex artery after a fall from height.
The authors present the case of a healthy 40-year-old man who developed a myocardial infarction because of traumatic dissection of the left circumflex coronary artery following a fall from height. To our knowledge, this is the first time that a traumatic lesion of the left circumflex artery is being reported after a fall.
Dounis
George B
GB
Intensive Care Unit, Athens General Hospital G. GENNIMATAS, Athens, Greece. gbdounis@otenet.gr
Rentoukas
Elias I
EI
Mandila
Christina G
CG
Papanikolaou
John G
JG
Matsakas
Evangelos P
EP
Karabinis
Andreas P
AP
D000058:Accidental Falls; D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000925:Anticoagulants; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors