TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Traumatic blunt cardiac injuries: an updated narrative review
JO  - International journal of critical illness and injury science
A1  - Fadel, Rayyan
A1  - El-Menyar, Ayman
A1  - ElKafrawy, Samir
A1  - Gad, Mohamad Gomaa
SP  - 113
EP  - 119
VL  - 9
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 2229-5151
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/IJCIIS.IJCIIS_29_19
ID  - ref1
ER  -