Discussion Blunt cardiac trauma constitutes less than 10% of all cardiac trauma seen at
active metropolitan trauma centers [3]. Approximately 900,000 cases of blunt chest trauma …

Cardiac injuries following nonpenetrating chest trauma have been reported. These include
cardiac arrhythmias, septal damage, valve damage, coronary fistula, coronary artery …

Cardiac lesions secondary to blunt chest trauma vary from insignificant arrhythmias to fatal
cardiac rupture. Of these, a distinction remains difficult; face to ST-segment elevation on …

We have treated 20 patients with multiple injuries and concomitant myocardial contusion.
The diagnosis of myocardial contusion was based mainly on serial ECG tracings which …

Discussion: The initial assessment showed cardiopulmonary instability. After applying
thrombolysis a therapeutic point of no return was reached because surgical intervention was …

Life-threatening cardiac emergencies following blunt chest trauma demand accurate
assessments and rapid interventions to prevent unnecessary complications and death …

Traumatic myocardial injury occurs in up to 55% of patients sustaining blunt chest trauma.
We report two cases of myocardial infarction following blunt chest trauma in two young men …

Right ventricular infarction due to ischemic heart disease can be diagnosed by a right
precordial electrogram or by first-pass radionuclide angiography (FPRNA). Prior FPRNA …

Myocardial infarction is a rare complication that can occur after blunt chest trauma. The
authors describe a 30-year-old man who experienced a fatal anterolateral myocardial …

• We assessed the possibility of long-term functional cardiac sequelae in patients who had
sustained a traumatic myocardial contusion (group 1) by comparing this group with a cohort …