title: Right coronary artery fistula and occlusion causing myocardial infarction after blunt chest trauma.
abstract: Myocardial infarction (MI) secondary to coronary artery fistula and the subsequent occlusion of the distal right coronary artery (RCA) after blunt chest trauma is a rare entity. Here, we describe a case of coronary artery fistula and occlusion with an inferior MI that occurred following blunt chest trauma. At the initial visit to the emergency room after a car accident, this patient had been undiagnosed with acute myocardial infarction, readmitted five months after ischemic insult, and revealed to have experienced MI due to RCA-right atrial fistula and occlusion of the distal RCA. He underwent coronary surgery and recovered without complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hallym University College of Medicine.
authors.forename: Kun Il
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hallym University College of Medicine.
authors.forename: Won Yong
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hallym University College of Medicine.
authors.forename: Ho Hyun
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hallym University College of Medicine.
authors.forename: Hyoung Soo
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hallym University College of Medicine.
authors.forename: Hee Sung
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Lee
keywords: Blunt chest trauma; Coronary artery fistula; Myocardial infarction