Acute myocardial infarction caused by blunt chest trauma: a case report.
A 56-year-old woman hit by the heavy objects was admitted to the emergency room. ECG changes and increased CK-MB and troponin I suggested acute myocardial infarction. Three weeks later, coronary angiography was performed and revealed a spiral intimal dissection in the proximal left anterior descending coronary artery. Patient underwent angioplasty and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the left anterior descending artery. She felt good and discharged on 7 days later after procedure.
Guo
Hangyuan
H
Department of Cardiology, Shaoxing People's Hospital, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, 312000 China. Electronic address: ghangyuan@hotmail.com.
Chi
Jufang
J
Department of Cardiology, Shaoxing People's Hospital, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, 312000 China.
Yuan
Ming
M
Department of Cardiology, Shaoxing People's Hospital, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, 312000 China.
Qiu
Yufang
Y
Department of Cardiology, Shaoxing People's Hospital, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, 312000 China.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology