Case reports of atrial and pericardial rupture from blunt cardiac trauma

Case reports of atrial and pericardial rupture from blunt cardiac trauma

Abstract Background Blunt cardiac trauma is diagnosed in less than 10% of trauma patients and covers the range of severity from clinically insignificant myocardial contusions to lethal multi-chamber cardiac rupture. The most common mechanisms of injury include: motor vehicle collisions (MVC), pedest...

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Main Authors: D. Baldwin, K. L. Chow, H. Mashbari, E. Omi, J. K. Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Atrial rupture
Pericardial rupture
Blunt cardiac trauma
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-018-0753-2

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