Shirtfront Myocardial Infarction: Traumatic Coronary Plaque Disruption Secondary to a Football Tackle

Heart Lung Circ. 2017 Nov;26(11):e90-e92. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2016.10.010. Epub 2016 Nov 24.

Authors

Ryan Markham¹, Dale Murdoch², Jayamanee Govindasamy³, Christopher Raffel², Darren Walters²

Affiliations

¹ Heart and Lung Institute, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Qld, Australia; School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Heart and Lung Institute, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Qld, Australia; School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.
³ Heart and Lung Institute, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.

PMID: 28089790
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2016.10.010

No abstract available

Keywords: Coronary artery; Myocardial infarction; Optical coherence tomography.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Vessels / injuries*
Electrocardiography
Football / injuries*
Humans
Male
Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis
Myocardial Infarction / etiology*
Plaque, Atherosclerotic / complications*
Plaque, Atherosclerotic / diagnosis
Thoracic Injuries*
Tomography, Optical Coherence
Vascular System Injuries / complications*
Vascular System Injuries / diagnosis