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A Murine Closed-chest Model of Myocardial Ischemia and Reperfusion
Published on: July 17, 2012
Myocardial ischemia with penetrating thoracic trauma
Andrew R Elms1, Garret Wong, David Wisner
1University of California, Davis Medical Center, Davis, CA.
Abstract:
Penetrating trauma is a rare cause of myocardial infarction. Our report describes a 47-year-old female who presented with a gunshot wound from a shotgun and had an ST-elevation myocardial infarction. The patient received emergent coronary angiography, which demonstrated no evidence of coronary atherosclerotic disease but did show occlusion of a marginal vessel secondary to a pellet. The patient was managed medically for the myocardial infarction without cardiac sequelae. Patients with penetrating trauma to the chest should be evaluated for myocardial ischemia. Electrocardiography, echocardiography and cardiac angiography play vital roles in evaluating these patients and helping to guide management.
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