[Heart contusion]

Schweiz Rundsch Med Prax. 1990 Mar 13;79(11):335-7.
[Article in German]

Abstract

This 40 year old patient was involved in a car accident which resulted in a thoracic trauma with fracture of the sternum and the left radius. The ECG showed a complete right bundle branch block and a left anterior fascicular block (= bifascicular block). These electrocardiographic findings and an elevated CK-MB fraction after thoracic trauma were indicative for the diagnosis of myocardial contusion. The ECG was normal after 24 hours, the CK-MB after two days. The patient left the hospital after one week. Five weeks later, a control examination showed no cardiological abnormalities.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Electrocardiography
  • Fractures, Bone / complications
  • Heart Block / diagnosis
  • Heart Block / etiology*
  • Heart Injuries / diagnosis*
  • Heart Injuries / etiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multiple Trauma / complications
  • Sternum / injuries
  • Thoracic Injuries / complications*