Emergent Surgical Repair of Left Ventricular Rupture After Blunt Chest Trauma

Emergent Surgical Repair of Left Ventricular Rupture After Blunt Chest Trauma

A 63-year-old man presented with sudden cardiac shock due to cardiac rupture after a blunt chest trauma. We emergently repaired 2 rupture sites with the sandwich technique. This technique maintained the ventricular geometry, and minimized impairment of cardiac function.

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Veröffentlicht in:The Annals of thoracic surgery 2014-08, Vol.98 (2), p.e35-e36
Hauptverfasser: Nakajima, Hiroyuki, MD, Uwabe, Kazuhiko, MD, Asakura, Toshihisa, MD, Yoshida, Yuzuru, CCP, Iguchi, Atsushi, MD, Niinami, Hiroshi, MD
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Emergency Treatment
Heart Injuries - etiology
Heart Injuries - surgery
Heart Ventricles - injuries
Heart Ventricles - surgery
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Surgery
Thoracic Injuries - surgery
Wounds, Nonpenetrating - complications
Wounds, Nonpenetrating - surgery
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Zusammenfassung:A 63-year-old man presented with sudden cardiac shock due to cardiac rupture after a blunt chest trauma. We emergently repaired 2 rupture sites with the sandwich technique. This technique maintained the ventricular geometry, and minimized impairment of cardiac function.
ISSN:0003-4975
1552-6259
DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.03.057