Transitory electrocardiographic abnormalities following blunt cardiac trauma: Case report and literature review
Blunt cardiac trauma (BCT) includes a number of diseases ranging from clinically silent arrhythmias to lethal cardiac wall rupture. The most common form is “cardiac contusion”, which is currently under debate. The absence of a clear definition and the lack of diagnostic tests of choice make diagnosi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2018-01-01
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| Series: | Revista Médica del Hospital General de México |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0185106316300646 |
| Summary: | Blunt cardiac trauma (BCT) includes a number of diseases ranging from clinically silent arrhythmias to lethal cardiac wall rupture. The most common form is “cardiac contusion”, which is currently under debate. The absence of a clear definition and the lack of diagnostic tests of choice make diagnosing cardiac contusion difficult. We present the case report of a healthy young patient who went to the emergency department with electrocardiogram changes following blunt chest trauma, and review the current literature on the subject. |
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| ISSN: | 0185-1063 |