Traumatic ventricular septal defect.
case_report · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 21353027.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.08.071.
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Abstract
Traumatic ventricular septal defect (VSD) is an uncommon occurrence in cases of penetrating cardiac injury with an incidence of only 1% to 5%. The mainstay of diagnosis of VSDs is the transthoracic echocardiogram. We report a case of an occult traumatic VSD, which was not seen on echocardiography, but was later found on a high-resolution computed tomographic scan of the chest.
Medical subject headings
- Cardiac Surgical Procedures
- Heart Injuries
- Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular
- Ventricular Septum
- Wounds, Stab