title: Ventricular septal rupture following blunt chest trauma.
abstract: We report a case of ventricular septal rupture following chest trauma resulting from a car accident. The outcome was relatively favorable despite the extension of the anatomic lesion.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. peixotomello@cardiol.br
authors.forename: Ronaldo Peixoto
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: de Mello
authors.forename: Maria Virginia
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Santana
authors.forename: Maria Aparecida de Paula
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: César
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Esteves
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pedra
authors.forename: Anneliese
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thom
authors.forename: Paulo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chaccur
authors.forename: Marly Akiko
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Miaira
authors.forename: Pedro Beraldo
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.forename: Alejandra Borges
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D018658:Ventricular Septal Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*