Unexpected traumatic rupture of left atrium mimicking aortic rupture

Unexpected traumatic rupture of left atrium mimicking aortic rupture

Left atrial (LA) rupture is rare following blunt chest injury. We describe a case of blunt LA rupture that was treated surgically. This report is intended to alert practitioners for a need of a close multiple disciplinary collaborations among them for optimal management of patients with this type of...

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Main Authors: Abdallah K Alameddine, Victor K Alimov, Carlos Alvarez, John A Rousou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock
Subjects:
Aortic rupture
blunt trauma
left atrial rupture
mediastinal hematoma
Online Access:http://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2014;volume=7;issue=4;spage=310;epage=312;aulast=Alameddine

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