[Complete atrioventricular block and rupture of the interventricular septum in a child following closed thoracic traumatism. The usefulness of Doppler color echocardiography].
We report a case of a 6-year-old child with a third-degree atrioventricular heart block, ventricular septal rupture, tricuspid regurgitation and pericardial effusion after closed chest trauma. The role of the two dimensional echocardiography and color Doppler flow study in the early and reliable detection of cardiac lesions due to blunt chest traumas pointed out.
Departamento de Cardiología, Hospital de Niños Alejandro Mann, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
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D002648:Child; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D004562:Electrocardiography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006327:Heart Block / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
Bloqueo auriculoventricular completo y rotura del tabique interventricular en un niño tras traumatismo cerrado de tórax. Utilidad de la ecocardiografía Doppler color.