title: Penetrating injury to the cardiac box and the deadly dozen.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, NYU Lutheran, Brooklyn, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nicoara
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, NYU Lutheran, Brooklyn, New York, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9170-5484
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Parizh
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, NYU Lutheran, Brooklyn, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Vadim
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Meytes
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, NYU Lutheran, Brooklyn, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kopatsis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure; D019548:Crime Victims; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D056346:Sternotomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000601:surgery*; D014951:Wounds, Stab