title: The internist's role in the management of the patient with traumatic heart disease.
abstract: In a world that is faster-paced, the frequency with which the physician sees cardiac trauma has increased. This article discusses the mechanisms of injury and classification, immediate evaluation and treatment, diagnosis and therapy for specific injuries, great vessel trauma, and other types of injury.
authors.affiliation: University of California, School of Medicine, San Francisco.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Cheitlin
mesh_terms: D004556:Electric Injuries; D005547:Foreign Bodies; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000628:therapy*; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000628:therapy*