Right Atrium Laceration with Pericardial Tamponade: A Rare Presentation of Blunt Cardiac Trauma

Right Atrium Laceration with Pericardial Tamponade: A Rare Presentation of Blunt Cardiac Trauma

Cardiac laceration from blunt thoracic trauma is not a common presentation. The rate of mortality due to this injury is very high since it is not diagnosed and treated immediately. In this study, we present the case of a 65-year-old man with blunt cardiac trauma, causing right atrial rupture and per...

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Main Authors: Hamid Hoseinikhah, Behzad Alizadeh, Alireza Sepehri Shamloo, Narges Imani, Asadollah Sharifian, Aliasghar Moeinipour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2015-11-01
Series:Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine
Subjects:
Cardiac Trauma
Laceration
Tamponade
Online Access:http://jctm.mums.ac.ir/pdf_5849_b327892c4237ba961512d7e7c06ab251.html
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spelling doaj-558d618cd2e24dcb8de7346fe24ae0562020-11-25T03:39:58ZengMashhad University of Medical SciencesJournal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine 2345-24472322-57502015-11-01343843865849Right Atrium Laceration with Pericardial Tamponade: A Rare Presentation of Blunt Cardiac TraumaHamid Hoseinikhah0Behzad Alizadeh1Alireza Sepehri Shamloo2Narges Imani3Asadollah Sharifian4Aliasghar Moeinipour5Cardiac Surgean, Cardiac Surgery Department of Cardiac Surgery, Atherosclerosis Prevention Research Center, Imam Reza Hospital, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.pediatric cardiologist, Imam Reza Hospital, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.Medical Student,Student Research Committee, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.Nursing of cardiac operation room , Imam Reza Hospital, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.Head nursing of cardiac operation room , Imam Reza Hospital, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IranCardiac Surgean, Atherosclerosis Prevention Research Imam Reza Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IranCardiac laceration from blunt thoracic trauma is not a common presentation. The rate of mortality due to this injury is very high since it is not diagnosed and treated immediately. In this study, we present the case of a 65-year-old man with blunt cardiac trauma, causing right atrial rupture and pericardial tamponade. Successful management of this patient was firstly done with initial pericardiocentesis. Then, the patient was immediately transferred to the operating room for tamponade relief and cardiac wall repair. We recommend that cardiac surgeon have  an important suspicious for cardiac involvement in Blunt chest wall traumahttp://jctm.mums.ac.ir/pdf_5849_b327892c4237ba961512d7e7c06ab251.htmlCardiac TraumaLacerationTamponade
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author Hamid Hoseinikhah
Behzad Alizadeh
Alireza Sepehri Shamloo
Narges Imani
Asadollah Sharifian
Aliasghar Moeinipour
spellingShingle Hamid Hoseinikhah
Behzad Alizadeh
Alireza Sepehri Shamloo
Narges Imani
Asadollah Sharifian
Aliasghar Moeinipour
Right Atrium Laceration with Pericardial Tamponade: A Rare Presentation of Blunt Cardiac Trauma
Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine
Cardiac Trauma
Laceration
Tamponade
author_facet Hamid Hoseinikhah
Behzad Alizadeh
Alireza Sepehri Shamloo
Narges Imani
Asadollah Sharifian
Aliasghar Moeinipour
author_sort Hamid Hoseinikhah
title Right Atrium Laceration with Pericardial Tamponade: A Rare Presentation of Blunt Cardiac Trauma
title_short Right Atrium Laceration with Pericardial Tamponade: A Rare Presentation of Blunt Cardiac Trauma
title_full Right Atrium Laceration with Pericardial Tamponade: A Rare Presentation of Blunt Cardiac Trauma
title_fullStr Right Atrium Laceration with Pericardial Tamponade: A Rare Presentation of Blunt Cardiac Trauma
title_full_unstemmed Right Atrium Laceration with Pericardial Tamponade: A Rare Presentation of Blunt Cardiac Trauma
title_sort right atrium laceration with pericardial tamponade: a rare presentation of blunt cardiac trauma
publisher Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
series Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine
issn 2345-2447
2322-5750
publishDate 2015-11-01
description Cardiac laceration from blunt thoracic trauma is not a common presentation. The rate of mortality due to this injury is very high since it is not diagnosed and treated immediately. In this study, we present the case of a 65-year-old man with blunt cardiac trauma, causing right atrial rupture and pericardial tamponade. Successful management of this patient was firstly done with initial pericardiocentesis. Then, the patient was immediately transferred to the operating room for tamponade relief and cardiac wall repair. We recommend that cardiac surgeon have  an important suspicious for cardiac involvement in Blunt chest wall trauma
topic Cardiac Trauma
Laceration
Tamponade
url http://jctm.mums.ac.ir/pdf_5849_b327892c4237ba961512d7e7c06ab251.html
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