1Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad, Karnataka, India
2Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad, Karnataka, India
3Post Graduate, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad, Karnataka, India
*Corresponding author: Hemanth Kumar R G, Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad - 580009, Karnataka, India Mobile No: + 91 - 9620507547 Fax No.: +91-836-2461651, Email address: drhemanthkumarrg@yahoo.co.in
Online published on 19 August, 2014.
Acute myocardial infarction resulting from blunt trauma to chest is an infrequent but potentially lethal complication of severe trauma such as that associated with motor vehicle accident. We report a case of blunt injury to chest following a road accident leading to complete occlusion of an atherosclerotic left coronary artery causing acute myocardial infarction. A high degree of suspicion is needed to diagnose this condition. Electrocardiogram, cardiac enzymes, echocardiogram and coronary angiography are valuable tools in diagnosing this rare condition.
Myocardial Infarction, Blunt Trauma, Accident, Atherosclerosis, Electrocardiogram
