A rare case of Contusio Cordis: Fist fight leading to an Acute Myocardial Infarction due to Left Anterior Descending artery dissection

<p>Cardiac lesions resulting from blunt chest injuries can present as cardiac contusion; ventricular free wall rupture; ventricular septal rupture; and valvular lesion [1]. But acute Myocardial infarction (MI) from contusio cordis is a very rare complication. Here we present a case of fist pun...

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Main Authors: Hiten Patel (Author), Yamini Sundermurthy (Author), Suchit Bhutani (Author), Mahesh Bikkina (Author)
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Published: Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine and Cardiology - Peertechz Publications, 2017-06-16.
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