Stabbed Through the Heart

Stabbed Through the Heart

Traumatic ventricular septal defects due to penetrating cardiac injury are uncommon. Transthoracic echocardiography is an essential tool in diagnosis. Options for closure include either surgical or percutaneous repair. We present a case of a trauma-related ventricular septal defect in a young patien...

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Main Authors: Ilya Karagodin, MD, Kalie Kebed, MD, Amita Singh, MD, Karima Addetia, MD, Atman P. Shah, MD, Roberto M. Lang, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-04-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
Subjects:
echocardiography
imaging
occluder
three-dimensional imaging
ventricular septal defect
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084920302369
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Summary:Traumatic ventricular septal defects due to penetrating cardiac injury are uncommon. Transthoracic echocardiography is an essential tool in diagnosis. Options for closure include either surgical or percutaneous repair. We present a case of a trauma-related ventricular septal defect in a young patient that was successfully repaired by using a percutaneous approach. (Level of difficulty: Intermediate.)
ISSN:2666-0849

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