title: Successful conservative management of blunt right ventricular rupture in a patient with prior cardiac surgery.
abstract: Blunt cardiac trauma is one of the leading causes of death on site in motor vehicle accidents and frequently requires an emergent surgical intervention if the patient reaches the hospital. We experienced a rare case of blunt right ventricular disruption that was successfully managed by conservative therapy without surgery.
authors: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 , USA.
authors: Takeyoshi
authors: T
authors: Ota
authors: Aditya
authors: A
authors: Bansal
authors: Yoshiya
authors: Y
authors: Toyoda
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000293:injuries; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013812:Therapeutics; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*