Posttraumatic aneurysm of the right atrium.
We report on an acquired right atrial false aneurysm, which was removed under extracorporeal circulation. The patient remembered three occasions of blunt chest trauma with rib fractures. Clinical symptoms were ongoing dyspnea, chest pain, and atrial fibrillation.
Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany.
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J
von der Emde
R A
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Cesnjevar
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S
Kretschmer
G H
GH
Janssen
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C
Wittekind
D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000293:injuries; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012253:Rib Fractures / Q000150:complications; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*