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TRAUMA INDUCED MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN A 30-YEAR OLD MALE

LADA MARIJAN orcid.org/0000-0002-3856-5870 ; Sveti Duh University Hospital, Integrated Emergency Hospital Admission Unit, Zagreb, Croatia
VIŠNJA NESEK ADAM orcid.org/0000-0002-6521-4136 ; Sveti Duh University Hospital, Integrated Emergency Hospital Admission Unit, Department of Anesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care Medicine and Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Medicine, Osijek, Croatia

Abstract

Ischemic heart disease is the leading cause of death in general population, but is a rare entity in young individuals. The prevalence of myocardial infarction in patients under 40 years of age is only 1% of all myocardial infarctions, and myocardial infarction secondary to chest trauma accounts for 3% of all myocardial infarctions. This is a case report of a 30-year-old man admitted to the Emergency Department with complaints of sharp pain in his left arm and chest after the fall down the stairs. Among the usual workup, electrocardiogram was recorded to show acute myocardial infarction. Coronarography demonstrated occlusion in the proximal segment of coronary artery and a stent was implanted.

Keywords

acute coronary syndrome; acute myocardial infarction; young adult

Hrčak ID:

236629

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/236629

Publication date:

16.3.2020.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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