Surviving resuscitation: successful repair of cardiac rupture.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
An 83-year-old man was found unconscious and was successfully resuscitated. Progressive cardiac failure developed. After 42 hours of observation echocardiography revealed cardiac tamponade and a discontinuity in the left atrial wall. Exploration showed a laceration of the left atrium at the junction of the left pulmonary veins, which was closed with a direct suture on cardiopulmonary bypass. The postoperative course was uneventful.
Medical subject headings
- Heart Atria
- Heart Massage
- Heart Rupture