Baker P B, Keyhani-Rofagha S, Graham R L, Sharma H M
Am J Med. 1986 Feb;80(2):317-9. doi: 10.1016/0002-9343(86)90032-x.
Isolated dissecting hematoma (aneurysm) of a coronary artery is a rare occurrence that often results in myocardial infarction and sudden death. A case of dissecting hematoma involving the left main, left anterior descending, and left circumflex coronary arteries is described in a patient who had received vigorous closed-chest cardiac resuscitation. This is believed to be the first reported case of coronary artery dissection caused by epicardial trauma from closed-chest cardiac resuscitation. This case demonstrates that dissecting hematoma of the coronary artery can be a complication of cardiac resuscitation.
