Pericardial constriction secondary to calcified intrapericardial haematoma

Pericardial constriction secondary to calcified intrapericardial haematoma

Patients with a sternal fracture and ECG abnormalities should undergo diagnostic imaging other than just a plain chest radiograph, which is inadequate in assessing cardiac injury in this setting.

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Veröffentlicht in:British heart journal 2001-08, Vol.86 (2), p.160-160, Article 160
Hauptverfasser: CAMPBELL, P G, DE BELDER, M A, HARTLEY, R
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Accidents, Traffic
Calcification
Calcinosis - complications
Calcinosis - surgery
Fractures, Bone - complications
Heart
Hematoma - etiology
Humans
Images in Cardiology
Injuries
Male
Middle Aged
Mortality
Pericarditis, Constrictive - etiology
Pericarditis, Constrictive - surgery
Radiography
Sternum - injuries
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Zusammenfassung:Patients with a sternal fracture and ECG abnormalities should undergo diagnostic imaging other than just a plain chest radiograph, which is inadequate in assessing cardiac injury in this setting.
ISSN:1355-6037
0007-0769
1468-201X
2053-5864
DOI:10.1136/heart.86.2.160