“Shot to the Heart”: Case Report and Concise Review of Cardiac Gunshot Injury

“Shot to the Heart”: Case Report and Concise Review of Cardiac Gunshot Injury

Penetrative cardiac injury can often result in life-threatening sequelae such as myocardial contusion or rupture, coronary vessel and valvular damage, pericardial effusion with tamponade, and arrhythmias of which gunshot injury is a chief culprit. We report a case of a suspected acute coronary syndr...

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Main Authors: Tiffany Kawall MBBS, Rajeev Virender Seecheran MBBS, Valmiki Krishna Seecheran MBBS, Sangeeta Anjali Persad MBBS, Cathy-Lee Jagdeo MBBS, DM, Naveen Anand Seecheran MBBS, MSc, FACP, FRCP, FACC, FESC, FSCAI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-08-01
Series:Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2324709620951652
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spelling doaj-226338c892cb4887b72b8da3dfb6ae0b2020-11-25T03:42:25ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports2324-70962020-08-01810.1177/2324709620951652“Shot to the Heart”: Case Report and Concise Review of Cardiac Gunshot InjuryTiffany Kawall MBBS0Rajeev Virender Seecheran MBBS1Valmiki Krishna Seecheran MBBS2Sangeeta Anjali Persad MBBS3Cathy-Lee Jagdeo MBBS, DM4Naveen Anand Seecheran MBBS, MSc, FACP, FRCP, FACC, FESC, FSCAI5North Central Regional Health Authority, Mt. Hope, Trinidad and TobagoNorth Central Regional Health Authority, Mt. Hope, Trinidad and TobagoNorth Central Regional Health Authority, Mt. Hope, Trinidad and TobagoNorth Central Regional Health Authority, Mt. Hope, Trinidad and TobagoNorth Central Regional Health Authority, Mt. Hope, Trinidad and TobagoUniversity of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and TobagoPenetrative cardiac injury can often result in life-threatening sequelae such as myocardial contusion or rupture, coronary vessel and valvular damage, pericardial effusion with tamponade, and arrhythmias of which gunshot injury is a chief culprit. We report a case of a suspected acute coronary syndrome after a cardiac gunshot injury that was conservatively managed.https://doi.org/10.1177/2324709620951652
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Rajeev Virender Seecheran MBBS
Valmiki Krishna Seecheran MBBS
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Cathy-Lee Jagdeo MBBS, DM
Naveen Anand Seecheran MBBS, MSc, FACP, FRCP, FACC, FESC, FSCAI
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Rajeev Virender Seecheran MBBS
Valmiki Krishna Seecheran MBBS
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“Shot to the Heart”: Case Report and Concise Review of Cardiac Gunshot Injury
Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports
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title “Shot to the Heart”: Case Report and Concise Review of Cardiac Gunshot Injury
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publishDate 2020-08-01
description Penetrative cardiac injury can often result in life-threatening sequelae such as myocardial contusion or rupture, coronary vessel and valvular damage, pericardial effusion with tamponade, and arrhythmias of which gunshot injury is a chief culprit. We report a case of a suspected acute coronary syndrome after a cardiac gunshot injury that was conservatively managed.
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