Posttraumatic aneurysm of the right atrium.

von der Emde, J; Cesnjevar, R A; Kretschmer, S; Janssen, G H; Wittekind, C · Ann Thorac Surg · 1996

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We report on an acquired right atrial false aneurysm, which was removed under extracorporeal circulation. The patient remembered three occasions of blunt chest trauma with rib fractures. Clinical symptoms were ongoing dyspnea, chest pain, and atrial fibrillation.

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