title: Nonpenetrating cardiac trauma.
abstract: Blunt cardiac trauma presents unusual fare for the average cardiologist. The pathogenesis of blunt cardiac injuries is reviewed, and a spectrum of cardiac lesions resulting from blunt trauma is presented, with emphasis on noninvasive diagnostic techniques.
authors.affiliation: Echocardiography Laboratory, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Schick
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries; D006335:Heart Injuries; D006351:Heart Valves / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D010496:Pericardium / Q000293:injuries; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating