Don’t forget the ECG! Coronary occlusion following blunt chest trauma: a case report

Kheira Gabsi; Ernest Cheng; Chilan Nguyen; Earl Abraham

doi:10.18203/2349-2902.isj20243241

Authors

Kheira Gabsi Department of Surgery, Campbelltown Hospital, Campbelltown, NSW, Australia
Ernest Cheng Department of Surgery, Campbelltown Hospital, Campbelltown, NSW, Australia; St George and Sutherland Hospital Clinical School, University of New South Wales, NSW, Australia
Chilan Nguyen Department of Cardiology, Campbelltown Hospital, Campbelltown, NSW, Australia; Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, NSW, Australia; South West Sydney Clinical School, University of New South Wales
Earl Abraham Department of Surgery, Campbelltown Hospital, Campbelltown, NSW, Australia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20243241

Keywords:

Case reports, Coronary artery occlusion, Chest trauma, Angiography

Abstract

A rare but potentially life-threatening consequence of blunt chest trauma is ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) due to coronary artery occlusion. Here we describe a case of coronary artery occlusion following blunt chest trauma to consider the role of electrocardiography (ECG) and troponin testing as part of the workup of blunt chest trauma.

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