Interv Akut Kardiol. 2006;5(2):93-94

Traumatic Dissection of Coronary Artery as a Cause of Myocardial Infarction

Petr Kuchynka1, MUDr. Stanislav Šimek3, Pavel Procházka1, MUDr. Lubor Goláň3,1, Vilém Danzig3, Ondřej Dostál1, Vratislav Mrázek1, MUDr. Jan Horák CSc2,3, prof. MUDr. Michael Aschermann DrSc3, doc. MUDr. Aleš Linhart CSc3
1 II. interní klinika, VFN, Praha
2 EuroMISE centrum - Kardio, Praha
3 II. interní klinika kardiologie a angiologie 1. LF UK a VFN, Praha

Myocardial infarction (MI) can rarely be caused by coronary artery injury in conjunction with chest trauma. Young men are mostly affected. Car accidents are the most frequent cause of this complication. We describe a case of a 39-year-old sportsman with an aneurysm of the left ventricle after anterior myocardial infarction caused by a traumatic dissection of the left anterior descending coronary artery. The diagnosis of MI was done the basis of heart failure developed 7 months after accident on snowboard.

Keywords: chest trauma, coronary artery dissection, acute anterior myocardial infarction

Published: July 1, 2006  Show citation

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Kuchynka P, Šimek S, Procházka P, Goláň L, Danzig V, Dostál O, et al.. Traumatic Dissection of Coronary Artery as a Cause of Myocardial Infarction. Interv Akut Kardiol. 2006;5(2):93-94.
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