TY - JOUR T1 - Myocardial contusion injury: redefining the diagnostic algorithm JF - Emergency Medicine Journal JO - Emerg Med J SP - 465 LP - 469 DO - 10.1136/emj.2004.015339 VL - 22 IS - 7 AU - M K Bansal AU - S Maraj AU - D Chewaproug AU - A Amanullah Y1 - 2005/07/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/22/7/465.abstract N2 - Myocardial contusion injury (MCI) is a complication of blunt thoracic trauma, which may occur at relatively low velocities. MCI may also occur from chest compressions during cardiopulmonary resuscitation. We review the clinical pathology, diagnostic tools, and treatment for MCI. ER -