Rupture of the left ventricle and interventricular septum by blunt trauma.
We report a survivor of blunt trauma with rupture of the left ventricle and the interventricular septum. A review of the literature revealed no previous report of a survivor of this combination of nonpenetrating injuries, and only four previous survivors of left ventricular rupture due to blunt trauma.
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Westmoreland Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA.
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McArdle
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D000328:Adult; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000293:injuries; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012421:Rupture; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*