A Case of Isolated Ventricular Septal Rupture Following Non-penetrating Chest Trauma.
- Author:
Hee Jung YUN
1
;
Seung Won JIN
;
Young Yong AHN
;
Hoo Hyun LEE
;
Yong Joo KIM
;
Jong Beom KWAN
;
Ho Joong YOUN
;
Keon PARK
;
Jun Chul PARK
;
Chi Kyung KIM
;
Jae Hyung KIM
;
Soon Jo HONG
;
Kyu Bo CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Non-penetrating chest trauma;
Ventricular septal rupture
- MeSH:
Accidents, Traffic;
Adult;
Diastole;
Heart;
Heart Arrest;
Humans;
Systole;
Thorax*;
Ventricular Septal Rupture*
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Echocardiography
2001;9(2):157-160
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Traumatic ventricular septal rupture following traffic accident is presummed to occur by external compression of the heart during late diastole or isovolumetric systole when the ventricular chambers are full and the valves are closed. Isolated ventricular septal rupture following non-penetrating chest trauma is known to be extremely rare. We report a 29-year-old man with suddenly developed ventricular septal rupture follwing nonpenetrating chest trauma by traffic accident, which he was died suddenly due to cardiac arrest in front of an operation.
