title: Penetrating cardiac injuries.
abstract: One hundred and fourteen stab wounds of the heart treated in the Intensive Care Unit at Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg, are analysed and discussed.
mesh_terms: D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery