51. Commotio cordis and ventricular pseudoaneurysm
- Author
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Robert P.-C Chen, Scott A. Fox, Camille L. Hancock-Friesen, and Christina G Templeton
- Subjects
Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Myocardial ischemia ,Heart Ventricles ,Myocardial Infarction ,Case Report ,Coronary Angiography ,Aneurysm ,Internal medicine ,Commotio cordis ,medicine ,Humans ,cardiovascular diseases ,Myocardial infarction ,Heart Aneurysm ,Child ,Brain Concussion ,business.industry ,Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm ,Electrocardiography in myocardial infarction ,medicine.disease ,Surgery ,Coronary arteries ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,cardiovascular system ,Cardiology ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Aneurysm, False - Abstract
A case of an eight-year-old boy who experienced commotio cordis with the development of myocardial infarction and a ventricular pseudoaneurysm is described. Progressive enlargement of the aneurysm resulted in distortion and compression of the overlying coronary arteries, causing myocardial ischemia.
- Published
- 2009