Citation

Herbots T, Vermeersch P, Vaerenberg M. Heart 2001; 86(5): E12.

Affiliation

Department of Cardiology, AZ Middelheim, Lindendreef 1, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11602563

PMCID

PMC1729983

Abstract

With the increase in the number of high speed motor vehicle accidents, blunt, non-penetrating trauma to the heart has become an important health problem. An unusual case is reported of a 15 year old boy urgently referred with cardiac tamponade and a new systolic murmur four months after a car accident. The problems of the diagnosis and possible causes of late cardiac tamponade and tricuspid regurgitation following this type of accident are discussed.

Language: en