A case of broken heart from blunt trauma

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 423-425

  Poh, Kian Keong ^a   Tan, H C ^a   Chia, B L ^a   Lim, Y T ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Blunt cardiac trauma; Cardiac rupture; Tamponade

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART INJURY; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY; SHOCK;

ACCIDENTS; ADULT; CARDIAC TAMPONADE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; SHOCK; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0036691364     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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