Citation

Pandey Y, Owen B, Birnbaum G, Tabbaa R, Hamzeh I, Lakkis N, Kayani W. J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. Case Rep. 2020; 2(15): 2295-2298.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.09.021

PMID

34317158

Abstract

Coronary artery dissection is a rare complication of blunt chest wall trauma. We report a case of acute left anterior descending and right coronary artery dissections after a motor vehicle accident. The musculoskeletal injuries obscured the cardiac symptoms. Electrocardiogram and bedside echocardiogram revealed cardiac pathology, which prompted urgent coronary angiography and intervention.

Language: en

Keywords

CT, computed tomography; acute coronary syndrome; coronary angiography; dissection; ECG, electrocardiogram; LAD, left anterior descending coronary artery; RCA, right coronary artery; TIMI, Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction