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 2013-04, Vol.25 (2), p.95-97
Hauptverfasser:	Salooja, Manpreet S., Singla, Manender, Srivastava, Anupam, Mukherjee, Kishore C.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Blunt trauma Case Report Left atrial appendage Rupture
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