Fatal cardiac arrest following blunt chest trauma 17 years after a Senning operation.
Although frequent in patients who have undergone Senning or Mustard operations, cardiac arrhythmias after blunt chest trauma have not been reported. We report the case of a 17-year-old boy with ventricular fibrillation after a minor blow to the chest.
Service de Cardiologie, Service de Reanimation, Service des Urgences, Hopital Laennec, Creil, France.
Khaled
K
Cachoux
Ali
A
Mofredj
Hedia
H
Belhadj
Daoud
D
Baraka
D000293:Adolescent; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D013997:Time Factors; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000601:surgery*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*