Traumatic ventricular septal defect in a 4-year-old boy after blunt chest injury

Traumatic ventricular septal defect (VSD) resulting from blunt chest injury is a very rare event. The mechanisms of traumatic VSD have been of little concern to dateuntil now, but two dominant theories have been described. In one, the rupture occurs due to acute compression of the heart; in the othe...

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Published in:	Korean Journal of Pediatrics
Main Authors:	Yun Mi Kim, Byung Won Yoo, Jae Young Choi, Jun Hee Sul, Young Hwan Park
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Korean Pediatric Society 2011-02-01
Subjects:	Traumatic ventricular septal defect Blunt injury Thoracic injuries Child
Online Access:	http://kjp.or.kr/upload/pdf/kjped-54-86.pdf