title: Transient trifascicular block complicating myocardial contusion after blunt chest trauma: a case report.
abstract: Cardiac contusion may be frequently found in patients with blunt chest trauma, and it presents clinically as a spectrum of injuries of varying severity, including transient disorders of impulse formation and propagation. A rare observation of transient trifascicular block in a previously fit 32-year-old man involved in a car accident is reported. The importance of ECG monitoring and biochemical assessment of markers to unmask myocardial contusion is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Division, Azienda Ospedaliera Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy. miriam.bortnik@libero.it
authors.forename: Miriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bortnik
authors.forename: Eraldo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Occhetta
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ruggeri
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marino
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D003288:Contusions / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006327:Heart Block / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers