A Rare Case of Deceleration Induced Longitudinal Tear in Superior Vena Cava–Right Atrium Junction Presenting as Cardiac Tamponade

Abstract

We report a case of deceleration-induced cardiac injury in a truck driver following traffic accident.Sonography revealed large pericardial effusion with tamponade. Surgical exploration showed large tear at SVC-RA junction which was repaired.Mechanism of such tear at that site is discussed.