Computed Tomography as a Screening Exam in Patients with Suspected Blunt Aortic Injury
Durham R, Zuckerman D, Wolverson M, Heiberg E, Luchtefeld W, Herr D, Shapiro M, Mazuski J, Salimi Z, Sundaram M. Computed Tomography as a Screening Exam in Patients with Suspected Blunt Aortic Injury. Annals Of Surgery 1994, 220: 699-704. PMID: 7979620, PMCID: PMC1234460, DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199411000-00015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAortic injuryComputed tomography scanClinical courseBlunt traumaTomography scanNegative predictive value 99Blunt aortic injuryThoracic aortic injuryPatient's clinical courseSensitivity of CTPositive predictive valueAngiographic findingsTomography screeningCT manifestationsScreening examCT scanComputed tomographyPatientsPredictive valueInjuryAortographyValue 99ScansCTTraumaRight coronary artery occlusion secondary to blunt trauma
Shapiro M, Wittgen C, Flynn M, Zuckerman D, Durham R, Mazuski J. Right coronary artery occlusion secondary to blunt trauma. Clinical Cardiology 1994, 17: 157-159. PMID: 8168283, DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960170309.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight coronary arteryCoronary arteryAcute occlusionChest traumaProximal right coronary arteryRight coronary artery occlusionInferior-posterior wallNonoperative medical managementRight coronary vesselSignificant chest traumaBlunt chest traumaRight ventricular enlargementVentricular systolic functionMechanism of injuryCoronary artery occlusionCreatine phosphokinase isoenzymeDirect blunt traumaWide mediastinumArtery occlusionSystolic functionCoronary angiographyBlunt traumaElectrocardiographic changesMedical managementVentricular enlargement