Upper torso cyanosis: A marker for blunt cardiac rupture

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 275-276

  Rogers, Frederick B ^a   Leavitt, Bruce J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiac rupture; Cyanosis; pericardium

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYANOSIS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HEART RUPTURE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; OPEN HEART SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA;

EID: 0031000177     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(97)90013-9     Document Type: Article

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