Charlotte Pooler, RN, MN Anna Barkman, RN, MN cute myocardial infarction (AMI) and
myocardial contusion both result in injury to the heart. The underlying pathophysiology …

Injuries from blunt trauma can occur from a variety of causes. Myocardial contusion is the
most common injury resulting from blunt, non penetrating trauma to the chest. The potential …

Background: MI is a rare complication of trauma. We anticipate that the aging of the
population and the concomitant rise in geriatric trauma will result in an increase in acute …

Myocardial contusion injury (MCI) is a complication of blunt thoracic trauma, which may
occur at relatively low velocities. MCI may also occur from chest compressions during …

Objective: To utilise an evidence-based strategy to answer two clinical questions regarding
myocardial contusion–How is the diagnosis made and how long does a patient require …

Blunt trauma to the chest and abdomen frequently results in cardiac injury. A vvide spectrum
of pathology can follow, including myocardial concussion and contusion, valvular disruption …

Cardiac contusion is an infrequent but occasionally serious complication of deceleration
injury. According to ATLS teaching, the true diagnosis of contusion can only be established …

Myocardial contusion secondary to nonpenetrating chest trauma can occur in the absence of
any identifiable large vessel coronary artery occlusion or injury. It has also been reported in …

Myocardial contusion remains an elusive clinical entity, which consumes a disproportionate
amount of scarce and expensive critical care resources for the purpose of cardiac …

To evaluate the significance of myocardial contusion, we evaluated 243 stable patients
hospitalized for blunt chest trauma between 1982 and 1986. The groups were identified …