Ventricular septal rupture in a 4-year-old child following blunt chest injury.
We report on a 4-year-old child who developed rupture of the ventricular septum after a blunt chest injury. The symptoms appeared more than 12 h later with progressive deterioration in his hemodynamic status. The diagnosis was made by echocardiography and the large defect in the muscular part of the ventricular septum was successfully closed at surgery.
Saxena
Anita
A
Department of Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Sciences Center, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. anitasaxena@hotmail.com
Ramasamy
Sureshkumar
S
Devagourou
V
V
Math
Ravi
R
D002675:Child, Preschool; D004452:Echocardiography; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D054088:Ventricular Septum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery