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SUBMITTER: Pandey Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8304532 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pandey Yagya Y Owen Brittany B Birnbaum Gilad G Tabbaa Rashed R Hamzeh Ihab I Lakkis Nasser N Kayani Waleed W
JACC. Case reports 20201104 15
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. (<b>Level of Difficulty: Advanced.</b>). ...[more]