title: Rupture of the left ventricle and interventricular septum by blunt trauma.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Westmoreland Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA.
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Pevec
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: el-Hillel
authors.forename: D Q
authors.initials: DQ
authors.lastname: McArdle
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Peitzman
mesh_terms: 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*