Coronary artery dissection after blunt chest trauma: depiction at multidetector-row computed tomography

Yuichi Sato; Naoya Matsumoto; Sei Komatsu; Shinro Matsuo; Taeko Kunimasa; Shunichi Yoda; Makoto Ichikawa; Yuji Kasamaki; Motoichiro Takahashi; Takahisa Uchiyama; Satoshi Saito

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.05.075

Coronary artery dissection after blunt chest trauma: depiction at multidetector-row computed tomography

Int J Cardiol. 2007 May 16;118(1):108-10. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.05.075. Epub 2006 Aug 7.

Authors

Yuichi Sato, Naoya Matsumoto, Sei Komatsu, Shinro Matsuo, Taeko Kunimasa, Shunichi Yoda, Makoto Ichikawa, Yuji Kasamaki, Motoichiro Takahashi, Takahisa Uchiyama, Satoshi Saito

PMID: 16891017
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.05.075

Abstract

Coronary artery dissection after blunt chest trauma has rarely been reported in traumatic cardiac injuries, but it may cause fatal or nonfatal myocardial infarction. We report a case of dissection of the left main coronary artery, which resulted in acute myocardial infarction 5 weeks after blunt chest trauma. Multidetector-row computed tomography performed prior to the onset of infarction depicted intimal flap and dissected cavities.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Accidents, Traffic
Aortic Dissection / diagnostic imaging*
Aortic Dissection / etiology
Aortic Dissection / surgery
Coronary Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging*
Coronary Aneurysm / etiology
Coronary Aneurysm / surgery
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Artery Bypass
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Thoracic Injuries / etiology
Thoracic Injuries / surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*
Wounds, Nonpenetrating / diagnostic imaging*
Wounds, Nonpenetrating / etiology
Wounds, Nonpenetrating / surgery