Cardiac contusion: Ending myocardial confusion in this capricious syndrome

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Riezzo, Irene ^a   Pomara, Cristoforo ^a   Neri, Margherita ^a   Rossi, Giuseppina ^b   Fineschi, Vittorio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarct; Blunt chest trauma; Cardiac contusion; Diagnosis; Troponins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DYSPNEA; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; HEART CONTUSION; HEART DEATH; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; PRECORDIAL PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADULT; CONTUSIONS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; HEART INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIUM; SYNDROME;

EID: 48149091968     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.05.085     Document Type: Article

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