Multivessel Traumatic Coronary Artery Dissection After a Motor Vehicle Accident With Successful Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Authors

Yagya Pandey
Brittany Owen
Gilad Birnbaum
Rashed Tabbaa
Ihab Hamzeh
Nasser Lakkis
Waleed Kayani

Publication Date

12-1-2020

Journal

Case Reports - JACC

DOI

10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.09.021

PMID

34317158

PMCID

PMC8304532

PubMedCentral® Posted Date

11-4-2020

PubMedCentral® Full Text Version

Post-print

Published Open-Access

yes

Keywords

acute coronary syndrome, coronary angiography, dissection

Abstract

Coronary artery dissection is a rare complication of blunt chest wall trauma. We report a case of acute left anterior descending and right coronary artery dissections after a motor vehicle accident. The musculoskeletal injuries obscured the cardiac symptoms. Electrocardiogram and bedside echocardiogram revealed cardiac pathology, which prompted urgent coronary angiography and intervention. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

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