Acute myocardial infarction and coronary artery dissection following rugby-related blunt chest trauma in France

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 110-111

  Poyet, R ^a   Capilla, E ^a   Kerebel, S ^a   Brocq, F X ^a   Pons, F ^a   Jego, C ^a   Cellarier, G R ^a  

^a Military Teaching Hospital Sainte Anne   (France)

Author keywords

Blunt chest trauma; coronary artery dissection; myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; TROPONIN T;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY DISSECTION; DEFIBRILLATION; DIZZINESS; DRUG ELUTING STENT; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EVEROLIMUS ELUTING CORONARY STENT; FRANCE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART REHABILITATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPOKINESIA; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; RUGBY; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA; THORAX PAIN; VOMITING;

EID: 84928621210     PISSN: 09742700     EISSN: 0974519X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2700.155513     Document Type: Article

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