title: Partial tearing of the interventricular septum after blunt chest trauma.
abstract: Cardiac trauma after blunt chest trauma is a rare complication of patients arriving alive to an emergency department. We here present the case of patient who had a partial rupture of the interventricular septum after having had a blunt chest trauma in a traffic accident. As there was no ventricular septal defect, conservative management was deemed appropriate. At 3-year follow-up, the patient was free of right heart failure symptoms suggestive of the septal defect progression.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Medellín, Colombia. Electronic address: nlopez@hptu.org.co.
authors.forename: Nilson
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: López-Ruiz
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Surgery Service, Clinica Cardio VID, Medellín, Colombia.
authors.forename: Lucas
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ramírez Gil
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D054088:Ventricular Septum / Q000293:injuries*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*
keywords: Colombia; Heart injuries/complications; Heart injuries/diagnosis; Lesiones cardíacas/complicaciones; Lesiones cardíacas/diagnóstico; Rotura septal ventricular/ultrasonografía; Thoracic injuries/complications; Traumatismos torácicos/complicaciones; Ventricular septal rupture/ultrasonography