IT'S NOT CRICKET! MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION FOLLOWING NON-PENETRATING BLUNT CHEST TRAUMA |
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| Authors: | TD Heymann MA MRCP W Cullinc MD MRCP |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Medicine, Kingston Hospital, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey |
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SUMMARY While playing a game of cricket, a 42-year-old man was struck on the chest by the ball. The blunt trauma precipitated a myocardial infarct in the absence of other risk factors or evidence of pre-existing coronary artery disease. Probable pathophysiological mechanisms and potential problems of immediate treatment are discussed. |
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