Right luxation of the heart after pericardial rupture caused by blunt trauma

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 140-142

  De Amicis, Vincenzo ^a   Rossi, Michele ^a   Monaco, Mario ^a   Di Lello, Francesco ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Accidents, traffic; Heart injuries; Pericardium injuries; Rupture; Thoracic injuries; Wounds, nonpenetrating

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HEART INJURY; HEART LUXATION; HEART RUPTURE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; HEART INJURIES; HEART RUPTURE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PERICARDIUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0038654314     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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