Contrecoup Cardiac Injury With Post-Traumatic Myocardial Scarring
A 26-year-old man was involved in a high-impact accident with chest wall injury. Imaging showed multiple rib fractures, pulmonary contusions, and hemopneumothorax. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance findings revealed replacement myocardial fibrosis from contrecoup injury. This highlights the importance of multimodality imaging for evaluation of patients after a blunt cardiac injury.
Authors
- Xiu Hui Low
- Lynette Teo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2817-9458)
- Ping Chai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1134-6667)
- Yi Xiang Teo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7059-3020)
- Ting-Wei Teo
Institutions
- National University Heart Centre Singapore (SG)
- National University Hospital (SG)
- National Heart Centre Singapore (SG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JACC Case Reports
- Published
- 2024-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102733
- Primary Topic
- Trauma Management and Diagnosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00