After A Chest Injury
A chest injury may require a person to undergo a cardiac angiogram. This procedure can be used to detect and identify the presence, location and severity of any coronary vessels injuries. The injuries may be caused by the impact of the chest injury or the deceleration. A coronary angiogram can reveal coronary injuries such as coronary artery rupture, a tear or separation in the coronary blood vessel, plaque rupture, or separation of the fatty lesion or arterial wall.
Motor vehicle accidents, vehicle-to-pedestrian crashes, assaults, long falls and sports injuries are all common causes of chest injury that require a coronary angiogram. The left front descending arterial is most commonly affected by in relation to the coronary vessels of the heart. The majority of individuals who have significant coronary vessels damage after a chest trauma will feel pain and have abnormal cardiac enzyme levels in their blood.
