Indirect Ballistic Injury Resulting in Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Leon Zhou1, Deniz Rafiei2, Emad Mogadam3
1Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Keck School of Medicine at USC, Los Angeles, California, USA.
JACC. Case Reports
|January 17, 2025
Abstract:
Gunshot-related myocardial injuries typically result from direct penetrating injury by the traversing bullet. We present a case of gunshot-related myocardial injury in the absence of direct penetrating injury to the cardiac structures and describe alternative mechanisms for ballistic-induced injury.


