Dynamic Interventricular Septal Hematoma Following Blunt Chest Trauma Presents as ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
| Autor: | Priyantha Ranaweera, Vikram Panwar |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Dissection (medical) medicine.disease Sudden death Surgery Hematoma Blunt medicine.anatomical_structure St elevation myocardial infarction Blunt trauma Internal medicine cardiovascular system medicine Cardiology cardiovascular diseases Myocardial infarction business Artery |
| Zdroj: | Kansas Journal of Medicine. 4:18-20 |
| ISSN: | 1948-2035 |
| DOI: | 10.17161/kjm.v4i1.11330 |
| Popis: | Introduction Motor vehicle accidents are the most common cause of blunt chest trauma leading to cardiac complications. 1 These complications can result in arrhythmias to sudden death. 2 The left anterior descending (LAD) artery is the most common vessel involved because of its relation to the anterior chest wall. 2 Blunt trauma to the chest can cause acute myocardial infarction (AMI) from dissection of the vessel, intimal tear, or epicardial hematoma. 3 |
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