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Traumatic dissection of the left circumflex artery after a fall from height.

George B Dounis1, Elias I Rentoukas, Christina G Mandila, John G Papanikolaou, Evangelos P Matsakas, Andreas P Karabinis.   

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The authors present the case of a healthy 40-year-old man who developed a myocardial infarction because of traumatic dissection of the left circumflex coronary artery following a fall from height. To our knowledge, this is the first time that a traumatic lesion of the left circumflex artery is being reported after a fall.

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Year:  2008        PMID: 18388049     DOI: 10.1177/0003319707306449

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Angiology        ISSN: 0003-3197            Impact factor:   3.619


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1.  Coronary artery dissection: a fatal complication following blunt chest trauma.

Authors:  Martin Dobiáš; Petr Hejna; Abdul Al Mawiri
Journal:  Forensic Sci Med Pathol       Date:  2013-04-23       Impact factor: 2.007

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