Elective Surgery for Blunt Cardiac Trauma

End, Adelheid; Rödler, S; Oturanlar, Derya; Domanig, E; Havel, Michael; Kassal, H.; Moritz, Anton; Jaskulka, R.; Wolner, Ernst

doi:10.1097/00005373-199411000-00015

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“…In particular, the case of perimembranous rupture requires more attention because it can often be accompanied by tearing of the tricuspid valve13). Other cardiac lesions reported include mitral and aortic valve injury, ventricular aneurysms, pericardial injury, and acute myocardial infarction1).…”

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Traumatic ventricular septal defect in a 4-year-old boy after blunt chest injury

et al. 2011

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Traumatic ventricular septal defect (VSD) resulting from blunt chest injury is a very rare event. The mechanisms of traumatic VSD have been of little concern to dateuntil now, but two dominant theories have been described. In one, the rupture occurs due to acute compression of the heart; in the other, it is due to myocardial infarction of the septum. The clinical symptoms and timing of presentation are variable, so appropriate diagnosis can be difficult or delayed. Closure of traumatic VSD has been based on a combination of heart failure symptoms, hemodynamics, and defect size. Here, we present a case of a 4-year-old boy who presented with a traumatic VSD following a car accident. He showed normal cardiac structure at the time of injury, but after 8 days, his repeated echocardiography revealed a VSD. He was successfully treated by surgical closure of the VSD, and has been doing well up to the present. This report suggests that the clinician should pay great close attention to the patients injured by blunt chest trauma, keeping in mind the possibility of cardiac injury.

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Traumatic ventricular septal defect in a 4-year-old boy after blunt chest injury

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“…In literature, the most common localization of traumatic ventricular defect is in the muscular septum ([4] p. 5). Multiple septal rupture with damage to conduction system is also reported [6].…”

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Ventricular Septal Defect after Blunt Trauma in a Case of Preexisting Prosthetic Mitral Valve

Bhargava¹,

Chirantan²,

Virmani³

et al. 2014

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We present a case of an isolated large ventricular septal defect (VSD) following blunt chest trauma in a motor vehicle accident in the patient with preexisting mechanical mitral valve. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a large muscular VSD with significant left to right shunt along with septal edema. Surgical repair was performed in view of Qp:Qs of 2.5 with significant hemodynamic instability despite intra-aortic balloon pump. The ventricular septal defect was found in apical muscular portion of the interventricular septum, which was closed through left ventriculotomy. We here discuss the possible mechanisms of damage and importance of timely surgery. To conclude, minor looking external injury might contain devastating damage inside, especially with patients on anti-coagulant therapy.

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“…Because patients with traumatic ASD are associated with other cardiac injuries, surgery treatment is the main treatment option in most cases. 3 , 4 However, if the diagnosis is delayed, it is more likely to be overlooked. In this case, ASD was not found immediately after the injury.…”

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Successful surgical closure of an isolated traumatic atrial septal defect after a device closure failure

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Elective Surgery for Blunt Cardiac Trauma

Cited by 30 publications

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Traumatic ventricular septal defect in a 4-year-old boy after blunt chest injury

Traumatic ventricular septal defect in a 4-year-old boy after blunt chest injury

Ventricular Septal Defect after Blunt Trauma in a Case of Preexisting Prosthetic Mitral Valve

Successful surgical closure of an isolated traumatic atrial septal defect after a device closure failure

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