Citation

Jacob JL, Cury MV, Cury J Jímopr, Garzon SA, Lorga AM, Thevenard RS, Machado NC, Braile DM. Arq. Bras. Cardiol. 1990; 54(2): 133-135.

Vernacular Title

Communiccao interventricular traumatica. Relato de caso.

Affiliation

Instituto de Moléstias Cardiovasculares de São José do Rio Preto, SP.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, Sociedad Brasileira De Cardiologia)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2260938

Abstract

A 34 years old woman, without previous cardiac symptoms, suffered a closed thoracic trauma in a car accident. Three days after presented dyspnea and orthopnea. Physical examination revealed a systolic murmur consistent with ventricular septal defect (VSD). Doppler echocardiography and angiography confirmed the presence of a muscular VSD with severe left-to-right shunt. Surgical intervention was indicated and VSD closure was performed with a patch, through a right atrium approach. Third degree atrioventricular block developed after surgery and a definitive pacemaker was implanted. The patient is asymptomatic and without murmurs in postoperative follow-up.

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