Unusual localisation of a ventricular septal defect following blunt chest trauma

A 64 year old man presented with a traumatic ventricular septal defect following blunt chest trauma 40 years before. Echocardiography and left ventriculography were helpful in locating the unusual septal defect, which was subpulmonary. The shunt was small, but the anomalous chronic overload led to r...

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Veröffentlicht in:	British heart journal 2001-07, Vol.86 (1), p.e6-6
Hauptverfasser:	Pierli, C, Iadanza, A, Del Pasqua, A, Sinicropi, G
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	blunt chest trauma Cardiac arrhythmia Cardiac catheterization Cardiovascular disease Contusions Dyspnea Echocardiography Electronic Pages: Case Reports heart failure Heart Injuries - complications Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular - diagnosis Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular - etiology Heart Septum - injuries Humans Localization Male Medical imaging Middle Aged Oxygen saturation Pulmonary arteries Radionuclide Ventriculography Ultrasonic imaging Ventricular Dysfunction, Right - diagnosis Ventricular Dysfunction, Right - etiology ventricular septal defect Wounds, Nonpenetrating - complications
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Zusammenfassung:	A 64 year old man presented with a traumatic ventricular septal defect following blunt chest trauma 40 years before. Echocardiography and left ventriculography were helpful in locating the unusual septal defect, which was subpulmonary. The shunt was small, but the anomalous chronic overload led to right ventricular failure. The surgical correction was thus too late to improve right ventricular function.
ISSN:	1355-6037 0007-0769 1468-201X
DOI:	10.1136/heart.86.1.e6