• Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther · Nov 2000

    Case Reports

    [Blunt chest trauma with severe pulmonary contusion and traumatic myocardial infarction].

    • H Suhr, S Hambrecht, M Mauser, D Fleischmann, and T Foesel.
    • Klinik für Anaesthesiologie und operative intensivmedizin, Klinikum Lahr.
    • Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther. 2000 Nov 1;35(11):717-20.

    AbstractIn the literature the incidence of cardiac involvement in blunt chest trauma varies considerably. This reflects the diagnostic problems encountered in polytraumatised patients. We report the case of an 18 year old man who suffered bilateral pulmonary contusion and traumatic myocardial infarction following a motorbike accident. The myocardial infarct was diagnosed by means of ECG, cardiac enzymes and echocardiography. When the diagnosis was made the time for successful interventional treatment had lapsed. A coronary angiography was performed after stabilisation which revealed a proximal dilatation of the left anterior descending artery. Left ventricular function was severely impaired (ejection fraction 26%). Due to the pulmonary contusion respiratory support was required for 14 days. The course was further complicated by left ventricular failure with low output.

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