title: A blunt chest trauma causing left anterior descending artery dissection and acute myocardial infarction treated by deferred angioplasty.
abstract: Traumatic coronary artery dissection is an uncommon cause of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). We report a case of blunt chest trauma resulting from a motorcycle collision causing ostial dissection of the left anterior descending (LAD) artery in a 31-year-old previously healthy male. The patient also suffered from compound comminuted fractures of the humerus and ulna and severe liver laceration, which hampered both percutaneous and surgical acute revasularization. After a stormy hospital course, a bare metal stent was implanted to seal the LAD artery dissection. The patient was discharged in a stable condition and was followed-up for rehabilitation. This case report underscores the multidisciplinary approach in facing challenges encountered after rare sequelae of chest trauma.
authors: Departments of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
authors: Rafid Fayadh
authors: RF
authors: Al-Aqeedi
authors: Waleed Muhsin
authors: WM
authors: Ali
authors: Fuad
authors: F
authors: Al-Ani
authors: Yassir S
authors: YS
authors: Abdulrahman
authors: Abdulrahman
authors: A
authors: Alnabti