Delayed rupture of a left ventricular aneurysm after blunt trauma

American Surgeon

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 250-251

  Rodriguez, Aurelio ^a   Ong, Adrian ^a  

^a ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ANEURYSM; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RESUSCITATION; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; BLUNT TRAUMA; FATALITY; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM RUPTURE; INJURY SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; THORAX INJURY; TIME;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ANEURYSM, RUPTURED; FATAL OUTCOME; HEART ANEURYSM; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; THORACIC INJURIES; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR SEPTAL RUPTURE; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 19844372653     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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