RESUMO
Commotio cordis is sudden death due to a non-penetrating chest wall impact in the absence of structural injury to the heart and chest wall. It usually occurs during sports games, like baseball, ice-hockey and soft balls, in young children. When objects (baseball, hockey puck, etc) strike the chest, a fatal arrhythmia like ventricular fibrillation can occur. We report a case of ventricular fibrillation that occurred after a light blunt trauma to the chest wall.
Assuntos
Criança , Humanos , Arritmias Cardíacas , Beisebol , Commotio Cordis , Morte Súbita , Morte Súbita Cardíaca , Coração , Hóquei , Esportes , Greve , Parede Torácica , Tórax , Fibrilação VentricularRESUMO
A coronary artery aneurysm is an uncommon anomalous disease, defined as a coronary dilatation that exceeds the diameter of normal adjacent segments or the diameter of the patient's largest coronary vessel by 1.5 times. They are usually asymptomatic and diagnosed incidentally by coronary angiography. However, they may also cause angina, myocardial infarction, sudden cardiac death due to thrombosis, embolization or rupture. This report describes one case of a huge coronary artery aneurysm with total occlusion of the left anterior descending artery, resulting in a non ST elevation myocardial infarction, which was treated with bypass graft surgery and excision of the coronary artery aneurysm.