TY - JOUR
T1 - Case of the month
T2 - Right coronary artery dissection following sports-related blunt trauma
AU - Hobelmann, A.
AU - Pham, J. C.
AU - Hsu, Edbert B.
PY - 2006/7
Y1 - 2006/7
N2 - Coronary artery dissection is a rare life-threatening complication resulting from blunt traumatic injury. Most cases of coronary artery injury, including dissection, involve the left anterior descending artery given its anatomical location relative to the impact. Right coronary artery (RCA) dissection secondary to blunt trauma is a particularly unusual occurrence, and has not previously been reported in the emergency medicine literature. We present a case of RCA dissection following low impact sport-related blunt chest trauma and discuss the pathophysiology, risk factors, diagnosis and current treatment options.
AB - Coronary artery dissection is a rare life-threatening complication resulting from blunt traumatic injury. Most cases of coronary artery injury, including dissection, involve the left anterior descending artery given its anatomical location relative to the impact. Right coronary artery (RCA) dissection secondary to blunt trauma is a particularly unusual occurrence, and has not previously been reported in the emergency medicine literature. We present a case of RCA dissection following low impact sport-related blunt chest trauma and discuss the pathophysiology, risk factors, diagnosis and current treatment options.
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U2 - 10.1136/emj.2006.034595
DO - 10.1136/emj.2006.034595
M3 - Article
C2 - 16794113
AN - SCOPUS:33748084687
SN - 1472-0205
VL - 23
SP - 580
EP - 581
JO - Emergency Medicine Journal
JF - Emergency Medicine Journal
IS - 7
ER -