Rupture of the left ventricle and interventricular septum by blunt trauma

William C Pevec; M. El-Hillel; D. Q. McArdle; C. Walsh; A. B. Peitzman

Rupture of the left ventricle and interventricular septum by blunt trauma

William C Pevec, M. El-Hillel, D. Q. McArdle, C. Walsh, A. B. Peitzman

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Abstract

We report a survivor of blunt trauma with rupture of the left ventricle and the interventricular septum. A review of the literature revealed no previous report of a survivor of this combination of nonpenetrating injuries, and only four previous survivors of left ventricular rupture due to blunt trauma.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	837-838
Number of pages	2
Journal	Critical Care Medicine
Volume	17
Issue number	8
State	Published - 1989
Externally published	Yes

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Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

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Rupture of the left ventricle and interventricular septum by blunt trauma

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