Challenges in the diagnosis of blunt cardiac injuries

• Published in: Indian journal of surgery Vol. 71; no. 5; pp. 245 - 253
• Main Authors: Agarwal, Dipti, Chandra, Subhash
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Springer-Verlag 01.10.2009; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Cardiac Surgery; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Neurosurgery; Pediatric Surgery; Plastic Surgery; Review; Review Article; Surgery; Thoracic Surgery; Electrocardiography; Cardiac rupture; Blunt cardiac injuries; Cardiactroponin

Introduction Blunt thoracic injuries (BTIs) are directly responsible for 20–25% of all deaths, worldwide. Involvement of heart in BTIs is largely underestimated and ignored, but reasonable estimate would be around 15%. This study was planned to emphasize on clinical-presentation and diagnosis of blu...