title: Spontaneous closure of a traumatic interventricular septal defect following a penetrating chest injury.
abstract: A case of spontaneous closure of a traumatic ventricular septal defect following a penetrating cardiac injury is presented. The surgical management of these lesions is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, Great Britian.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Bryan
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Angelini
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Breckenridge
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery*; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000601:surgery*; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D014945:Wound Healing; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000601:surgery*