Citation

Enríquez SG, Fernández CG, Entem FR, San José Garagarza JM, Durán RM. Eur. J. Emerg. Med. 2005; 12(2): 86-88.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/00063110-200504000-00008

PMID

15756084

Abstract

Delayed pericardial tamponade (PT) after penetrating heart trauma is now a rare condition as a result of advances in medical and surgical management. We report the case of a 32-year-old man with delayed PT after a stab wound from a knife. The initial evaluation was consistent with a traumatic apical myocardial infarction. After an uneventful initial course, the patient developed acute PT, which required emergency surgery. A thrombus was discovered over a laceration in the mid-segment of the left anterior descending artery and a simple suture was performed.

Language: en

Keywords

Cardiac Tamponade; Echocardiography; Emergency Medicine; Humans; Male; Suicide, Attempted; Thoracic Injuries; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Wounds, Stab