title: Emergent surgical repair of left ventricular rupture after blunt chest trauma.
abstract: A 63-year-old man presented with sudden cardiac shock due to cardiac rupture after a blunt chest trauma. We emergently repaired 2 rupture sites with the sandwich technique. This technique maintained the ventricular geometry, and minimized impairment of cardiac function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Saitama International Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan. Electronic address: hn00504@ybb.ne.jp.
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakajima
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Saitama International Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uwabe
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Saitama International Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshihisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Asakura
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Saitama International Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuzuru
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Saitama International Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan.
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iguchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Saitama International Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Niinami
mesh_terms: D004638:Emergency Treatment; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*