@article{ref1,
title="Traumatic rupture of the coronary sinus following blunt chest trauma: a case report",
journal="Journal of cardiothoracic surgery",
year="2014",
author="Kim, Do and Lee, Kyo and Na, Kook and Oh, Sang and Jung, Yong and Jeong, In",
volume="9",
number="1",
pages="164-164",
abstract="Cardiac rupture is rare but potentially life-threatening complication after chest trauma. We present the case of a 57-year-old male who developed cardiac arrest because of extensive pericardial tamponade after a falling injury. We decided to perform an exploratory sternotomy in the operating room (OR). The patient was transported to the OR on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support. We found a rupture of the coronary sinus after evacuation of an extensive hematoma in the pericardium and primarily repaired the injured site. After 2 days, the patient died due to refractory cardiogenic shock. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of rupture of the coronary sinus after blunt chest trauma.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1749-8090",
doi="10.1186/s13019-014-0164-y",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13019-014-0164-y"
}