@article{ref1,
title="Traumatic blunt cardiac injuries: an updated narrative review",
journal="International journal of critical illness and injury science",
year="2019",
author="Fadel, Rayyan and El-Menyar, Ayman and ElKafrawy, Samir and Gad, Mohamad Gomaa",
volume="9",
number="3",
pages="113-119",
abstract="Blunt cardiac injury (BCI) is defined as injuries sustained due to blunt trauma to the heart, and it remains unchanged for long time. The spectrum of BCI ranges from a minor &quot;bruise&quot; to specific postcontusion cardiac conditions such as free-wall rupture. This is a narrative review provides a continued and updates details regarding BCIs from 2008 to 2017. For this purpose, a narrative review of literature was conducted using appropriate database for retrieval of articles through systematic search methodology. Autopsy-based studies are very limited. It can be concluded that regardless of the variability in the spectrum of modalities and medical/surgical resources, BCIs diagnosis and management remain a puzzle and needs further prospective studies.<br><br>Copyright: © 2019 International Journal of Critical Illness and Injury Science.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2229-5151",
doi="10.4103/IJCIIS.IJCIIS_29_19",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/IJCIIS.IJCIIS_29_19"
}