Traumatic Left Ventricular Aneurysm and Ventricular Septal Defect in a Child

Cardiac injuries following blunt trauma are rare but potentially lethal in children. We present a 23-month-old child who sustained an aneurysm of the left ventricle free wall and ventricular septum with associated ventricular septal defect following blunt trauma. She underwent successful surgical re...

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Veröffentlicht in:World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery 2022-01, Vol.13 (1), p.116-119
Hauptverfasser: Vossler, John D., Fontes, Andrew, Moza, Rohin, Menon, Shaji C., Wong, Vanessa L., Husain, S. Adil
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Zusammenfassung:Cardiac injuries following blunt trauma are rare but potentially lethal in children. We present a 23-month-old child who sustained an aneurysm of the left ventricle free wall and ventricular septum with associated ventricular septal defect following blunt trauma. She underwent successful surgical repair 6 weeks following her date of injury. Surgical decision-making surrounding this case is discussed.
ISSN:2150-1351
2150-136X
DOI:10.1177/21501351211038838