title: Coronary artery dissection after blunt chest trauma.
abstract: Blunt thoracic trauma may result in cardiac injuries ranging from simple arrhythmias to fatal cardiac rupture. Coronary artery dissection culminating in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is rare after blunt chest trauma. Here we report a case of a 37-year-old man who had an AMI secondary to coronary dissection resulting from blunt chest trauma after involvement in a physical fight.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Sind, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Fahad
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Shamsi
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Sind, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Javed Majid
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Tai
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Sind, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Saira
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bokhari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*