Right coronary artery fistula and occlusion causing myocardial infarction after blunt chest trauma.
Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
; 47(4): 402-5, 2014 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
Myocardial infarction (MI) secondary to coronary artery fistula and the subsequent occlusion of the distal right coronary artery (RCA) after blunt chest trauma is a rare entity. Here, we describe a case of coronary artery fistula and occlusion with an inferior MI that occurred following blunt chest trauma. At the initial visit to the emergency room after a car accident, this patient had been undiagnosed with acute myocardial infarction, readmitted five months after ischemic insult, and revealed to have experienced MI due to RCA-right atrial fistula and occlusion of the distal RCA. He underwent coronary surgery and recovered without complications.
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Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
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2014
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