J Korean Soc Echocardiogr. 2001 Jun;9(1):45-48. Korean. Published online June 30, 2001. https://doi.org/10.4250/jkse.2001.9.1.45 | |
Copyright © 2001 Korean Society of Echocardiography |
Yee Gyung Kwak, Ju Hee Lee, Bo Hyoung Park, Jeong Kee Seo, Dea Hyeol Kim, Kee Hoon Lee, Jun Kwan, Keum Soo Park and Woo Hyung Lee | |
Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon, Korea. | |
Abstract
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Coronary artery dissection after blunt chest trauma is very rare conditon, and this can result in a serious acute myocardial infarction. We report a case of a 54-year old male who was presented with an anterior myocardial infarction after traffic accident, with steering wheel injury. His coronary angiography revealed a discrete eccentric 85% stenosis of proximal left anterior descending coronary artery with dissection and intravascular ultrasound showed a dissecting flap from the distal left main coronary artery to proximal left anterior descending coronary artery. He was successfully treated by percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty with stent. |
Keywords: Coronary artery dissection; Blunt chest trauma; Acute myocardial infarction; Intravascular ultrasound |