[Cardiac arrest caused by pericardial heart dislocation].
A case is reported of a 33-year-old multiple injured patient with closed chest trauma and an unknown rupture of left pericardium and hemidiaphragm. A peroperative cardiac arrest, one year later, was related to dislocation of the heart. Thoracotomy for internal cardiac massage was responsible for a successful outcome.
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D000328:Adult; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000293:injuries; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology*; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006336:Heart Massage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium / Q000293:injuries*; D012421:Rupture
Arrêt circulatoire par luxation extrapéricardique du coeur.