Letter to the Editor

Elevated Cardiac Enzymes and ECG Changes After Blunt Trauma in an Elderly Woman

Authors: Tonya Nichols, MD, Debra Houry, MD, MPH

Abstract

To the Editor:


We evaluated an 83-year-old woman brought to the emergency department following a single car motor vehicle collision. She did not recall the events leading up to the crash and complained of chest pain, but could not remember if this pain was present before the crash. She was not known to have any history of heart problems, and her last electrocardiogram (ECG) from one year prior revealed sinus bradycardia but was otherwise normal.

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