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Traumatic Dissection of the Left Circumflex Artery After a Fall From Height

Athens General Hospital "G. Gennimatas"

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	Abstract

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.

First published on April 2, 2008, doi:10.1177/0003319707306449

Angiology 2009;59:772.

A more recent version of this article appeared on January 1, 2009


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