Abstract
Coronary artery injury after blunt chest trauma is very rare, but this can
result in a serious acute myocardial infarction. Coronary artery dissection is
an uncommon complication of thoracic injuries. We report a case of a 17-year-old
male who was presented with an anterior myocardial infarction following blunt
chest trauma after a bicycle accident. His coronary angiography revealed
aneurysmal dilatation with dissection of the distal left main stem coronary
artery. Intravascular ultrasound showed a dissecting flap at the left main stem
coronary artery. The patient was treated conservatively and discharged without
serious sequelae. When symptoms and electrocardiographic findings are compatible
with acute myocardial infarction, careful evaluation is important in patients
with thoracic injuries for proper management. If the patient is stable, medical
therapy may be appropriate. But early intervention should be considered in the
presence of ongoing myocardial ischemia.