Citation

Akar İ, İnce İ, Aslan C, Çeber M, Kaya İ. Ulus. Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg. 2015; 21(4): 303-305.

Affiliation

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tokat State Hospital, Tokat, Turkey.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dernegi)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

26374420

Abstract

Blunt traumatic cardiac rupture is rare and associated with high mortality. The most popular theory of cardiac rupture after blunt thoracic trauma is rapid deceleration with disruption of the atria from their connections to the vena cava and pulmonary veins. In cases with both massive hemothorax and hemopericardium, injury can usually originate from the heart and/or major vessels. Surgical approach through the median sternotomy can provide convenience to repair the defect. In this article, successful treatment with median sternotomy of a 33-year-old male case with a rupture of the left atrium after blunt thoracic trauma was reported.

Language: en