title: Blunt chest trauma resulting in both atrial and ventricular septal defects.
abstract: Cardiac septal defects are known complications to blunt chest trauma. The incidence of a traumatic isolated atrial septal defect is unknown and the concurrent occurrence of nonlethal ventricular and atrial septal defects has not been reported. A healthy male sustained violent blunt chest trauma resulting in traumatic cardiac septal disruption in the atrium and ventricle. The defects were detected by echocardiography within 14 hours of the accident. The extent of damage was confirmed at the time of surgical repair. The patient recovered uneventfully. The diagnosis and management of concurrent ASD and VSD is similar to single septal injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Orlando Regional Healthcare, Orlando, Florida.
authors.forename: Yahaira
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ortiz
authors.forename: Adam J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Waldman
authors.forename: Jeff N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Bott
authors.forename: Steve J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Carlan
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Madruga
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: atrial septal defect; blunt chest trauma; ventricular septal defect