Acute myocardial infarction after blunt chest trauma

Authors

Sivakumar Srinivasan, MD, Thomas Jefferson University HospitalFollow
Sandeep Anreddy, MD, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Paul Mather, MD, Thomas Jefferson University HospitalFollow

Abstract

Coronary artery injury rarely occurs after blunt chest wall trauma. It can, however, lead to extensive myocardial infarction. We report a rare case of acute anterolateral myocardial infarction in a young man after blunt chest trauma.

Recommended Citation

Srinivasan, MD, Sivakumar; Anreddy, MD, Sandeep; and Mather, MD, Paul (2006) "Acute myocardial infarction after blunt chest trauma," The Medicine Forum: Vol. 8, Article 12.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29046/TMF.008.1.010
Available at: https://jdc.jefferson.edu/tmf/vol8/iss1/12