@article{ref1,
title="Increased association of cardiac and thoracic vascular lesions after closed trauma of the thorax",
journal="Annales de Chirurgie",
year="1995",
author="Prêtre, R. and Murith, N. and Faidutti, B.",
volume="49",
number="9",
pages="854-857",
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.<p /><p>Language: fr</p>",
language="fr",
issn="0003-3944",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}