Penetrating injuries in heart and in both venae cavae. A case report

We report a case of a combined wound of the heart and in the great vessels. The injury affected the right auricle and the inferior and the superior vena cava in their intrapericardiac portions. These damages were repaired by cardiorrhaphy and phleborraphy, respectively. The patient had multiple comp...

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Main Authors:	Manuel Espinel González, Eduardo Dopico Reyes, Luis Martínez Arencibia
Format:	Article
Language:	Spanish
Published:	ECIMED 2014-03-01
Series:	Revista Cubana de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular
Subjects:	heridas penetrantes/cirugía traumatismos cardiacos/cirugía. introducción
Online Access:	http://www.revcardiologia.sld.cu/index.php/revcardiologia/article/view/483

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spelling	doaj-364d1e14bfff4075b55a7b1a63db317e2021-03-02T09:11:08ZspaECIMEDRevista Cubana de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular1561-29372014-03-01111363Penetrating injuries in heart and in both venae cavae. A case reportManuel Espinel GonzálezEduardo Dopico ReyesLuis Martínez ArencibiaWe report a case of a combined wound of the heart and in the great vessels. The injury affected the right auricle and the inferior and the superior vena cava in their intrapericardiac portions. These damages were repaired by cardiorrhaphy and phleborraphy, respectively. The patient had multiple complications in the postoperative period but finally he recovered completely. Some physiopathologic aspects and of the present management of penetrating cardiac traumatisms are approached. This triple injury is not frequent and its mortality is high.http://www.revcardiologia.sld.cu/index.php/revcardiologia/article/view/483heridas penetrantes/cirugíatraumatismos cardiacos/cirugía. introducción
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spellingShingle	Manuel Espinel González Eduardo Dopico Reyes Luis Martínez Arencibia Penetrating injuries in heart and in both venae cavae. A case report Revista Cubana de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular heridas penetrantes/cirugía traumatismos cardiacos/cirugía. introducción
author_facet	Manuel Espinel González Eduardo Dopico Reyes Luis Martínez Arencibia
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title	Penetrating injuries in heart and in both venae cavae. A case report
title_short	Penetrating injuries in heart and in both venae cavae. A case report
title_full	Penetrating injuries in heart and in both venae cavae. A case report
title_fullStr	Penetrating injuries in heart and in both venae cavae. A case report
title_full_unstemmed	Penetrating injuries in heart and in both venae cavae. A case report
title_sort	penetrating injuries in heart and in both venae cavae. a case report
publisher	ECIMED
series	Revista Cubana de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular
issn	1561-2937
publishDate	2014-03-01
description	We report a case of a combined wound of the heart and in the great vessels. The injury affected the right auricle and the inferior and the superior vena cava in their intrapericardiac portions. These damages were repaired by cardiorrhaphy and phleborraphy, respectively. The patient had multiple complications in the postoperative period but finally he recovered completely. Some physiopathologic aspects and of the present management of penetrating cardiac traumatisms are approached. This triple injury is not frequent and its mortality is high.
topic	heridas penetrantes/cirugía traumatismos cardiacos/cirugía. introducción
url	http://www.revcardiologia.sld.cu/index.php/revcardiologia/article/view/483
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Penetrating injuries in heart and in both venae cavae. A case report

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