Traumatic Coronary Dissection: Case Presentation and Literature Review

Traumatic Coronary Dissection: Case Presentation and Literature Review

In posttraumatic coronary dissection, a small intimal tear occurs due to the sudden compression of the thoracic wall during the chest trauma, this being sometimes fatal. We present the case of a 56-year-old truck driver with chest trauma after a car crash. The 12-lead ECG showed signs suggestive of...

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Main Authors: Keresztesi Arthur A., Asofie Gabriela, Jung Harald
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2016-12-01
Series:Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine
Subjects:
post-traumatic coronary dissection
sudden death
myocardial infarction
chest trauma
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/jim-2016-0057

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