title: Cardiac rupture caused by blunt trauma as well as false angiographic aortic rupture. A case report.
abstract: A patient with a ruptured heart as a result of severe blunt trauma is described. There was also a false angiographic appearance of a ruptured aorta due to a ductal diverticulum. The association of aortic and cardiac rupture is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Cape Town.
authors.forename: U O
authors.initials: UO
authors.lastname: von Oppell
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Beningfield
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Odell
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Reichart
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001027:Aortography; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000293:injuries; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012421:Rupture; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*