Atrial septal defect due to blunt thoracic trauma.
The case report of an atrial septal defect with right-to-left shunting in an adult following blunt chest trauma is presented. To our knowledge a successfully repaired traumatic atrial septal defect has not been previously reported in the English-language literature.
D000328:Adult; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*