Delayed pericardial tamponade after penetrating chest trauma.
Delayed pericardial tamponade (PT) after penetrating heart trauma is now a rare condition as a result of advances in medical and surgical management. We report the case of a 32-year-old man with delayed PT after a stab wound from a knife. The initial evaluation was consistent with a traumatic apical myocardial infarction. After an uneventful initial course, the patient developed acute PT, which required emergency surgery. A thrombus was discovered over a laceration in the mid-segment of the left anterior descending artery and a simple suture was performed.
Enríquez
Susana González
SG
Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain.
Fernández
Camilo González
CG
Entem
Felipe Rodríguez
FR
San José Garagarza
Jose Maria
JM
Durán
Rafael Martín
RM
D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013406:Suicide, Attempted; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000150:complications*