Early Recanalization of a Traumatic Coronary Artery Dissection With Medical Therapy Alone

Edward R. Rojas, MD; Lawrence W. Gimple, MD; Mohamed Morsy, MD; Todd C. Villines, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Dec 2020)

Early Recanalization of a Traumatic Coronary Artery Dissection With Medical Therapy Alone

Edward R. Rojas, MD,
Lawrence W. Gimple, MD,
Mohamed Morsy, MD,
Todd C. Villines, MD

Affiliations

Edward R. Rojas, MD: Address for correspondence: Dr. Edward R. Rojas, University of Virginia Health System, University Hospital, 1215 Lee Street, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, USA.; Cardiovascular Division, University of Virginia School of Medicine, University Hospital, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Lawrence W. Gimple, MD: Cardiovascular Division, University of Virginia School of Medicine, University Hospital, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Mohamed Morsy, MD: Cardiovascular Division, University of Virginia School of Medicine, University Hospital, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Todd C. Villines, MD: Cardiovascular Division, University of Virginia School of Medicine, University Hospital, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 15
pp. 2299 – 2303

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We describe a patient who presents with chest discomfort 30 h after having an accident with an all-terrain vehicle. His follow-up coronary computed tomography angiogram revealed early recanalization of his coronary artery with conservative medical therapy. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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