TY - JOUR PY - 2007// TI - Atrial septal rupture, flail tricuspid valve, and complete heart block due to nonpenetrating chest trauma JO - Annals of thoracic surgery A1 - Thors, Axel A1 - Guarneri, Ralph A1 - Costantini, Eugene N. A1 - Richmond, Gary J. SP - 2207 EP - 2210 VL - 83 IS - 6 N2 - This is a report of a patient with an atrial septal defect with right-to-left shunting, flail tricuspid valve, and complete heart block secondary to blunt chest trauma after a motor vehicle accident. The patient surgically repaired with pericardial recreation of atrial septum, bioprosthetic tricuspid valve replacement, and pacemaker insertion. The patient had minimal problems during the hospital course and subsequently made a full postsurgical recovery.
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LA - en SN - 0003-4975 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.12.075 ID - ref1 ER -