The surgical treatment of traumatic rupture of aortic valve and atrial septum after blunt chest trauma: literature review and presentation of a rare case Tratamento cirúrgico de ruptura traumática da valva aórtica e do septo interatrial, após traumatismo fechado do tórax: revisão da literatura e apresentação de um caso raro

The case of a 49-year-old man who suffered a car accident responsible for several chest injuries including fractures of the left ribs, large subcutaneous emphysema and left hemopneumothorax arrived in shock in the Emergency Room of the Real Hospital Português de Beneficência in Pernambuco (RHPBPE)....

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Main Authors: Mauro Barbosa Arruda Filho, Heraldo Maia e Silva, Flávia Arruda de Godoy Santos, Sérgio da Costa Rayol, Ana Paola Morais Arruda, Cláudia Arruda Buarque de Gusmão, Ednaldo Fontes Junior, Mauro Barbosa Arruda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2003-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382003000200012