Blunt traumatic right coronary artery dissection presenting with second-degree atrioventricular block and late-onset severe cardiogenic shock

Blunt traumatic right coronary artery dissection presenting with second-degree atrioventricular block and late-onset severe cardiogenic shock

Abstract Background Blunt chest injury may induce several cardiovascular traumata, requiring immediate care. Right coronary artery dissection (RCA) is an extremely rare sequela in this setting and is associated with high mortality, if it remains undiagnosed. Case presentation We present the case of...

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Main Authors: Maria Paparoupa, Lenard Conradi, Malte Lennart Warncke, Lennart Well, Christoph Burdelski, Christopher Cramer, Hanno Grahn, Mathias Kubik, Stefan Kluge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-07-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Subjects:
Blunt chest trauma
Acute myocardial infarction
Right ventricular insufficiency
Computed tomography coronary angiography
Surgical coronary revascularization
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-022-02784-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-022-02784-6

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