Multichamber gunshot wounds of the heart. The utility of transesophageal echocardiography.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A patient had a gunshot wound to the heart involving three cardiac chambers. Conventional echocardiography failed to identify the intracardiac injuries. The utility of transesophageal echocardiography in a patient with cardiac trauma is described.
Medical subject headings
- Echocardiography
- Heart Injuries
- Wounds, Gunshot