title: Acute myocardial infarction caused by coronary artery dissection after a blunt chest trauma.
abstract: Acute myocardial infarction is a life-threatening condition. Coronary dissection after blunt chest trauma is a rare event. Chest pain is a common symptom after chest trauma, which may relate to chest contusion without cardiac injury or myocardial infarction. Differentiation between minor cardiac contusion and significant cardiac injury is difficult and it is a challenge for physicians to diagnose traumatic cardiac injury early. We report a case of a 40-year-old man suffering from coronary artery dissection after a blunt chest trauma and intracranial hemorrhage after percutaneous coronary intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ying-Li
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Chao-Hung
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries*; D003399:Craniotomy; D006801:Humans; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D015607:Stents; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*