An isolated ventricular septal defect as a consequence of penetrating injury to the heart

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 221-223

  Těšínský, Ladislav ^a   Pirk, Jan ^a   Al Hiti, Hikmet ^a   Málek, Ivan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cardiac tamponade; Heart injury; Penetrating injury to the heart; Traumatic ventricular septal defect; Ventricular septal defect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART MURMUR; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; MALE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAB WOUND;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART INJURIES; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS; HEART SEPTUM; HUMANS; MALE; WOUNDS, STAB;

EID: 0344609691     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(98)00297-8     Document Type: Article

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