Spontaneous Recanalization of the Obstructed Right Coronary Artery Caused by Blunt Chest Trauma.
Int Heart J
; 59(2): 407-412, 2018 Mar 30.
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| ID: mdl-29479014
ABSTRACT
Blunt chest trauma can cause a wide variety of injuries including acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Although AMI due to coronary artery dissection caused by blunt chest trauma is very rare, it is associated with high morbidity and mortality. In the vast majority of patients with AMI, primary percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) are performed to recanalize obstructed arteries, but PCI carries a substantial risk of hemorrhagic complications in the acute phase of trauma. We report a case of AMI due to right coronary artery (RCA) dissection caused by blunt chest trauma. The totally obstructed RCA was spontaneously recanalized with medical therapy. We could avoid primary PCI in the acute phase of blunt chest trauma because electrocardiogram showed early reperfusion signs. We performed an elective PCI in the subacute phase when the risk of bleeding subsided. Since the risk of severe hemorrhagic complications is greater in the acute phase of blunt chest trauma as compared with the late phase, deferring emergency PCI is reasonable if signs of recanalization are observed.
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Traumatismos Torácicos
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Ferimentos não Penetrantes
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Vasos Coronários
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Infarto do Miocárdio
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
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En
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2018
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