Nonpenetrating right atrial and pericardial trauma.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Nonpenetrating chest trauma can cause cardiac rupture. Ventricles are affected more frequently than atria. Survival is rare and depends upon prompt diagnosis and immediate surgical intervention. We report the case of a 42-year-old man involved in a car accident with consequent right atrial rupture and pericardial tearing.
Medical subject headings
- Heart Atria
- Pericardium
- Wounds, Nonpenetrating