Penetrating Cardiac Injury from Crossbow Successfully Treated With Cardiac Autotransplantation.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.04.039.
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Abstract
A middle-aged male patient presented with self-inflicted penetrating cardiac injury from 2 crossbow bolts causing injury to multiple cardiac structures and surrounding great vessels. He was successfully treated with peripheral cannulation for cardiopulmonary bypass, median sternotomy, hypothermic circulatory arrest, autotransplantation of the heart, and repair of all intracardiac injuries.
Medical subject headings
- Cardiac Surgical Procedures
- Heart Injuries
- Replantation
- Wounds, Penetrating