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Right coronary artery dissection and acute infarction due to blunt trauma: Report of a case

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Coronary artery dissection occurring after a nonpenetrating chest trauma is extremely rare. We describe herein the case of a 43-year-old man who suffered traumatic myocardial infarction after an intimal tear of the right coronary artery had been inflicted by a horse stepping on his back.

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  1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Jichi Medical School, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Minami-Kawachi, Kawachi, 329-04, Tochigi, Japan

    Koji Kawahito, Tsuyoshi Hasegawa, Yoshio Misawa & Katsuo Fuse

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Kawahito, K., Hasegawa, T., Misawa, Y. et al. Right coronary artery dissection and acute infarction due to blunt trauma: Report of a case. Surg Today 28, 971–973 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s005950050265

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