Traumatic myocardial infarction with subsequent normal coronary arteriogram.

  • 1 September 1977
    • journal article
    • case report
    • Vol. 6  (1) , 25-31
Abstract
A 36-yr-old man suffered from transmural anterior myocardial infarction almost immediately after being hit by a football on the chest. There were neither external signs of injury to the chest wall, nor fractures of the thoracic cage. Coronary angiography 6 wk later revealed no demonstrable obstruction in any vessel; therefore, coronary artery injury with subsequent platelet aggregates or thrombosis followed by lysis and recanalization was suspected. Myocardial contusion or coronary spasm are alternative explanations.

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