A journey straight through the heart: the story of a bullet.
Shunt malformations caused by a prior cardiac gunshot accident are a very rare cause for late deterioration of ventricular function. This case describes the long-term echocardiographic findings in a patient with a cardiac gunshot at age 13, presenting with progressive signs of congestive heart failure 25 years later.
Goliasch
Georg
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Department of Internal Medicine II, Cardiology Unit, Vienna General Hospital, Medical University, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria. georg.goliasch@gmx.at
Wiesbauer
Franz
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Pesau
Helmut
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Binder
Thomas
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