Blunt Chest Wall Trauma and Troponin Elevation: Is It a Cardiac Contusion or a Myocardial Infarction?

Am J Med. 2021 Feb;134(2):e113-e114. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.06.049. Epub 2020 Aug 21.

Authors

Siddharth Shah¹, Syed Huda², Vijay Raj³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse. Electronic address: drsshah22@gmail.com.
² Department of Internal Medicine, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse.
³ Department of Cardiology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse.

PMID: 32835691
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.06.049

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Contusions / blood*
Myocardial Contusions / diagnosis*
Myocardial Infarction / blood*
Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis*
Thoracic Wall / pathology
Troponin / blood*
Wounds and Injuries*

Substances

Troponin