Myocardial contusion as a cause of delayed cardiac rupture. A case report

Injury

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 789-793

  Lassus, J ^a   Tulikoura, I ^a   Konttinen, Y T ^b,c,d   Santavirta, S ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c Surgical Hospital   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE MB; TROPONIN; TROPONIN S; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CONTUSION; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART CONTUSION; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEART RUPTURE; HEMATOTHORAX; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; T WAVE; THORACOTOMY; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; CONTUSIONS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0035689783     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(01)00105-X     Document Type: Article

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