Citation

Tsikaderis D, Dardas P, Hristoforidis H. Clin. Cardiol. 2000; 23(2): 131-132.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/clc.4960230213

PMID

10676607

PMCID

PMC6654801

Abstract

Nonpenetrating cardiac trauma should be considered in the diagnosis of electrocardiographic changes after road traffic accidents. Transesophageal echocardiography is the most useful noninvasive technique for the diagnosis of cardiac trauma. This paper reports the case of a patient with traumatic contusion of the ventricular septum following a fall from a 20 m height onto the roof of a car.

Language: en

Keywords

Adult; Echocardiography, Transesophageal; Electroencephalography; Humans; Male; Suicide, Attempted; Thoracic Injuries/*complications; Ventricular Septal Rupture/diagnostic imaging/*etiology; Wounds, Nonpenetrating/*complications