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Myocardial infarction following repair of a ruptured heart

Hossein Vakili1, Zhiva Taherpour2

  • 1Cardiovascular research center Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran.

Clinical Case Reports
|July 29, 2021
PubMed

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Penetrating chest trauma can cause cardiac rupture and coronary artery damage, leading to high mortality. Coronary artery injury is rare but lethal, sometimes occurring during cardiac repair.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Trauma Surgery
  • Emergency Medicine

Background:

  • Penetrating chest trauma frequently results in cardiac rupture and coronary artery damage.
  • These injuries are associated with a high mortality rate, with most fatalities occurring pre-hospital.
  • Coronary artery injuries, though rare, are particularly lethal.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the lethal nature of coronary artery injuries secondary to penetrating chest trauma.
  • To discuss the potential for coronary artery damage during the surgical repair of cardiac rupture.
  • To present a case report illustrating this specific complication.

Main Methods:

  • Case report review.
  • Literature review on penetrating cardiac trauma and coronary artery injuries.
  • Analysis of surgical repair procedures for cardiac rupture.

Main Results:

  • Penetrating cardiac trauma is a significant cause of mortality.
  • Coronary artery injury is a rare but critical complication.
  • The case demonstrates that coronary artery damage can occur during the operative repair of cardiac rupture.

Conclusions:

  • Prompt recognition and management of penetrating chest trauma are crucial.
  • Surgical teams must be vigilant for coronary artery injury during cardiac repair procedures.
  • Awareness of this complication can improve patient outcomes in severe trauma cases.

Keywords:
chest traumacoronary artery injurymyocardial infarction

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