Evolution of traumatically acquired infracristal ventricular septal defect.
Nonpenetrating traumatic rupture of the ventricular septum is rare. This case report describes the evolution of such a lesion documented by echocardiography and color flow Doppler. Included is a brief discussion of postulated mechanisms for this rare phenomenon.
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Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee, Memphis.
Tamburro
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Bugnitz
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Becker
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DiSessa
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D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002648:Child; D004452:Echocardiography; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*