Citation

van Eeden AF, Du Plessis HJ. S. Afr. Med. J. 1980; 57(25): 1052-1054.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1980, South African Medical Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7404092

Abstract

A case of cardiac injury in which a missile penetrated the inferior surface of the left ventricle and lodged in the interventricular septum is described. This unusual location, plus the fact that a piece of shrapnel at high velocity quickly loses speed owing to its aerodynamic instability, becoming a low-velocity missle, possible contributed to saving the patient's life.

Language: en