Left Atrial Rupture Following Blunt Thoracic Injury: Case Report
- 1 January 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Scandinavian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
- Vol. 25 (3) , 231-234
- https://doi.org/10.3109/14017439109099045
Abstract
A 22-year-old man presented with intermittent tachycardia and left-sided flail chest after an automobile accident. Initially his condition was stable, but 7 hours after the injury cardiac asystole appeared. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation was immediately begun and operation was performed. A rupture of the left atrium was successfully repaired without cardiopulmonary bypass.Keywords
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