title: Delayed presentation of pericardial rupture with luxation of the heart following blunt trauma: a case report.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To present an unusual case of delayed presentation of pericardial rupture with luxation of the heart 6 months after the initial injury.
  
  
  METHODS
  Diagnosis, outcome, associated injuries, and treatment are discussed.
  
  
  METHODS
  A high index of suspicion is required to make the diagnosis; no single diagnostic test can be used as a screening tool.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Once recognized, treatment of pericardial rupture is relatively simple.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio 45220, USA.
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Watkins
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Buckley
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Peschiera
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium / Q000293:injuries; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*