TY - JOUR PY - 1991// TI - Intimal tears of the right atrium of the heart due to blunt force injuries to the abdomen. Its mechanism and implications JO - American journal of forensic medicine and pathology A1 - Cumberland, G. D. A1 - Riddick, L. A1 - McConnell, C. F. SP - 102 EP - 104 VL - 12 IS - 2 N2 - We present six cases involving intimal tears of the right atrium of the heart. A proposed mechanism for this injury is discussed, along with implications of the lesion in fatally abused children and traumatized older patients who survive until hospitalization.
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