title: Traumatic ventricular septal defect: characterization with electrocardiogram-gated cardiac computed tomography angiography.
abstract: Ventricular septal defects as a result of blunt trauma to the chest have not been frequently reported in the literature. In addition, the majority of these cases have been imaged with echocardiography alone. We report a case in which a ventricular septal defect caused by blunt chest trauma was characterized with electrocardiogram-gated computed tomography angiography. A review of the current literature and theories of injury mechanism are also provided.
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department. caranrojas@gmail.com
authors.forename: Carlos A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Rojas
authors.forename: Dana M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Cruite
authors.forename: Jonathan H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Chung
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D003287:Contrast Media; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D054088:Ventricular Septum / Q000293:injuries*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media