Leon Zhou MD , Deniz Rafiei MS , Emad Mogadam MD, MS , Rashid Alavi PhD , Niema M. Pahlevan PhD , Anilkumar Mehra MD
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Abstract
Gunshot-related myocardial injuries typically result from direct penetrating injury by the traversing bullet. We present a case of gunshot-related myocardial injury in the absence of direct penetrating injury to the cardiac structures and describe alternative mechanisms for ballistic-induced injury.