Delayed Ventricular Septal Rupture Following Blunt Chest Trauma

Cardiac injury is a common but occasionally serious complication of blunt chest trauma. A ventricular septal rupture (VSR) is a rare complication and is variable in its presentation, temporal course and severity. Here, we report a rare case of 75-year-old man who developed delayed VSR following blun...

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Published inKorean circulation journal Vol. 41; no. 10; pp. 625 - 628
Main Authors Kim, Na Young, Kwon, Tae Jung, Park, Jeong Rang, Choi, Ho Cheol, Cheon, Yun Hong, Kang, Min Kyu, Hwang, Seok-Jae, Park, Yongwhi, Jeong, Young-Hoon, Kwak, Choong Hwan, Hwang, Jin-Yong
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Korea (South) The Korean Society of Cardiology 01.10.2011
대한심장학회
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Case Report
내과학
Thoracic injuries
Ventricular septal rupture
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ISSN1738-5520
1738-5555
1738-5555
DOI10.4070/kcj.2011.41.10.625

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Summary:Cardiac injury is a common but occasionally serious complication of blunt chest trauma. A ventricular septal rupture (VSR) is a rare complication and is variable in its presentation, temporal course and severity. Here, we report a rare case of 75-year-old man who developed delayed VSR following blunt chest trauma.
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ISSN:1738-5520
1738-5555
1738-5555
DOI:10.4070/kcj.2011.41.10.625