TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Left atrial rupture due to blunt thoracic trauma
JO  - Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi
A1  - Akar, İlker
A1  - İnce, İlker
A1  - Aslan, Cemal
A1  - Çeber, Mehmet
A1  - Kaya, İlker
SP  - 303
EP  - 305
VL  - 21
IS  - 4
N2  - Blunt traumatic cardiac rupture is rare and associated with high mortality. The most popular theory of cardiac rupture after blunt thoracic trauma is rapid deceleration with disruption of the atria from their connections to the vena cava and pulmonary veins. In cases with both massive hemothorax and hemopericardium, injury can usually originate from the heart and/or major vessels. Surgical approach through the median sternotomy can provide convenience to repair the defect. In this article, successful treatment with median sternotomy of a 33-year-old male case with a rupture of the left atrium after blunt thoracic trauma was reported.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1306-696X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -