myocardial contusion
myocardial contusion
A bruise of the myocardium caused by blunt chest trauma, due to an RTA/MVA or fall from a height.Diagnosis
EKG/ECG, echocardiography, cardiac enzymes, coronary angiography or 201Tl myocardial perfusion single-photon emission tomography (SPECT) have been used to localise the injured myocardial walls; more recently, 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG PET).