Myocardial Injury Caused by Severe Blow: Importance of Carefulness in Accurate Diagnosis.

Blunt chest trauma may lead to cardiac involvement such as myocardial contusion, coronary artery dissection, cardiac rupture, or myocardial infarction. Early detection and treatment of complications such as these are essential. We describe a case status post collision with an iron ball and discuss how to detect myocardial infarction.