Myocardial contusion
Alternate Names : Blunt myocardial injury
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Myocardial Contusion
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Myocardial contusion is a "bruise" of the heart muscle.
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Myocardial contusion refers to a bruising of the heart. It is usually due to an injury to the chest wall.
What is going on in the body?
Conduction alternans may be seen in the setting of myocardial ischemia, atrial fibrillation, Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, rheumatic heart disease, acute pulmonary embolism, myocardial contusion, and left ventricular dysfunction.
 See also: Contusion, Injury, Trauma, Surgery, Tachycardia
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