Isolated tear in left atrial appendage due to blunt trauma chest : A rare case report

Blunt traumatic cardiac rupture is associated with a high mortality rate. Motor vehicle accidents account for most cardiac ruptures, but crush injury is relatively rare. We describe a case of a 72-year-old man who had the left atrial appendage ruptured through blunt trauma due to a fall from scooter...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the Saudi Heart Association. - 1999. - 25(2013), 2 vom: 03. Apr., Seite 95-7
1. Verfasser:	Salooja, Manpreet S (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser:	Singla, Manender, Srivastava, Anupam, Mukherjee, Kishore C
Format:	Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	2013
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:	Journal of the Saudi Heart Association
Schlagworte:	Journal Article Blunt trauma Left atrial appendage Rupture