%0 Journal Article
%T Traumatic blunt cardiac injuries: an updated narrative review
%J International journal of critical illness and injury science
%D 2019
%A Fadel, Rayyan
%A El-Menyar, Ayman
%A ElKafrawy, Samir
%A Gad, Mohamad Gomaa
%V 9
%N 3
%P 113-119
%X 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 "bruise" 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>
%G en
%I Medknow Publications
%@ 2229-5151
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/IJCIIS.IJCIIS_29_19