Immediate isolated interventricular septal defect from nonpenetrating thoracic trauma.
Interventricular septal defect following nonpenetrating trauma is a rare event. In a review of 207,548 autopsies, only 30 (0.01%) cases of traumatic ventricular septal defects were noted, and only 5 (0.002%) were isolated. We report an isolated interventricular septal defect following nonpenetrating trauma.
Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
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EJ
Rutherford
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KS
White
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JG
Maxwell
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TV
Clancy
D005260:Female; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D013898:Thoracic Injuries; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating