Key result
Percutaneous coronary intervention with four drug-eluting stents successfully treated a 99% right coronary artery stenosis caused by blunt trauma-induced dissection, restoring TIMI 3 flow.
Why the study?
Blunt cardiac injury causing coronary artery dissection without other heart or lung injury is rare, and blunt trauma-induced RCA dissection carries high mortality requiring prompt recognition.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights the importance of maintaining a high index of suspicion for traumatic coronary artery dissection in patients presenting with chest pain following blunt chest trauma.
Supports PCI feasibility in traumatic coronary dissection; hypothesis-generating case report requiring prospective validation.
Blunt cardiac injury, causing coronary artery dissection in the absence of other forms of injury to the heart or lungs is a rare occurrence. Here we present a case of a 41-year-old male who presented with right coronary artery (RCA) dissection after blunt chest trauma. The patient initially presented with chest pain and was diagnosed with an inferior wall myocardial infarction (MI). He then developed a complete heart block and bedside echocardiogram showed right ventricular akinesis. Immediate coronary angiography showed RCA dissection, and TIMI 3 flow was established after the placement of four drug-eluting stents. Blunt trauma-induced RCA dissection is associated with high mortality which needs immediate treatment. Hence through this case report, we would like to stress the importance of having a high index of suspicion for this condition in patients with a blunt chest injury.
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Vyas et al. (2020) conducted a case report in Traumatic Right Coronary Artery Dissection (n=1). Percutaneous coronary intervention with drug-eluting stents was evaluated on Resolution of stenosis and establishment of TIMI 3 flow. Percutaneous coronary intervention with four drug-eluting stents successfully treated a 99% right coronary artery stenosis caused by blunt trauma-induced dissection, restoring TIMI 3 flow.
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