Sudden death from contusion of the right atrium after blunt chest trauma: Case report and review of the literature

Injury

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 213-217

  Vougiouklakis, Theodore ^a   Peschos, Dimitrios ^a   Doulis, Apostolos ^a   Batistatou, Anna ^a   Mitselou, Antigone ^a   Agnantis, Niki J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Atrial; Blunt chest injury; Heart; Myocardial contusion; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HEART CONTUSION; HEART INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUDDEN DEATH; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA;

EID: 10044230526     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2004.03.029     Document Type: Article

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