Citation

Prêtre R, Murith N, Faidutti B. Ann. Chir. 1995; 49(9): 854-857.

Vernacular Title

Association accrue de lesion cardiaque et vasculaire thoracique apres traumatisme

Affiliation

Département de Chirurgie, Hôpital Cantonal Universitaire, Geneve, Suisse.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8554285

Abstract

The association of a cardiac and a thoracic vascular lesion following blunt trauma seems real based on our experience and other published reports. Over the last 4 years, we have operated upon 3 patients with this association. The cardiac lesions included severe myocardial contusion (documented by electrocardiographic and enzymatic changes), a tear of the aortic valve, and occlusion of a coronary artery. The vascular lesions consisted in rupture of the aortic isthmus in 2 patients and traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the innominate artery. This association justifies a detailed cardiovascular evaluation in any case of severe cardiac or thoracic vascular lesion.

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