Key result
A 23-year-old man developed an ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction after sustaining multiple orthopedic injuries while skiing, prompting a review of trauma-associated thrombotic MI.
Why the study?
Myocardial infarction among young adults in the setting of trauma is rare in the absence of coronary artery dissection.
Case Report (n=1)
This case highlights the rare occurrence of trauma-associated occlusive ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in a young adult without coronary artery dissection.
Rare trauma-associated STEMI without dissection warrants differential consideration in young adults post-injury; this case report leaves open causality and incidence.
Myocardial infarction (MI) among young adults in the setting of trauma is rare in the absence of coronary artery dissection. We report the case of a 23-year-old man who sustained multiple orthopedic injuries while skiing and subsequently developed an ST-segment elevation MI. We review the differential diagnosis of trauma-associated MI and outline an approach to the diagnosis and management of thrombotic MI.
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Brophy et al. (2026) conducted a case report in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (n=1). Trauma was evaluated. A 23-year-old man developed an ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction after sustaining multiple orthopedic injuries while skiing, prompting a review of trauma-associated thrombotic MI.
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