[Rupture of the interventricular septum and the left ventricular wall caused by non-penetrating thoracic trauma. Report of a case].
Heart contusion is one of the many lesions that can result from closed chest trauma. The fatal case of a seven years old boy is presented. A ventricular septum and left ventricle free wall rupture resulted from a backward kick of a cow. Diagnosis, although too late, was made by echo-Doppler cardiography. This examination should be made whenever there is a closed chest trauma.
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Serviço de Cardiologia Pediátrica, Hospitais da Universidade, Coimbra.
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D002648:Child; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000293:injuries*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
Rotura do septo interventricular e da parede livre do ventrículo esquerdo por traumatismo torácico não penetrante. A propósito de um caso.