A case of acute and late coronary events after blunt chest trauma: Attention to the late onset angina

• Published in: Journal of cardiology cases Vol. 17; no. 4; pp. 137 - 140
• Main Authors: Watari, Yuichiro, Ueda, Hironori, Miyamoto, Shogo, Hashimoto, Yu, Tomimoto, Hideko, Watanabe, Yoshikazu, Urabe, Yoji, Yamazato, Ryo, Mitsuba, Naoya, Miura, Fumiharu, Takahashi, Masashi, Okamoto, Mitsunori
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan Japanese College of Cardiology 01.04.2018
• Subjects: Delayed coronary artery stenosis; Acute myocardial infarction; Blunt chest trauma; Coronary injury

Mechanisms of acute myocardial infarction caused by traumatic coronary artery injury have been reported. However, late-onset coronary artery stenosis associated with trauma is less well known. We experienced a case in which acute myocardial infarction of the right coronary artery occurred at the tim...