Posttraumatic rupture of interventricular septum
Cardiac rupture is a extremely acute condition, and it often results in fatality. Main causes of heart rupture are myocardial infarctions, traumas and infections. Recently we have observed increases post-traumatic heart diseases. Timely diagnostics substantially influences management of the patient...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Scientific Research Institute, Ochapovsky Regional Clinical Hospital no. 1
2019-02-01
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| Series: | Инновационная медицина Кубани |
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| Online Access: | https://www.innovmedkub.ru/jour/article/view/19 |
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| Summary: | Cardiac rupture is a extremely acute condition, and it often results in fatality. Main causes of heart rupture are myocardial infarctions, traumas and infections. Recently we have observed increases post-traumatic heart diseases. Timely diagnostics substantially influences management of the patient and potential for survival. And the echocardiography is a reliable, noninvasive and high-informative method in early diagnosis of this pathology. We present a case of the post-traumatic interventricular septum rupture diagnosed by echocardiography and the subsequent xenopericardial patch repair. |
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| ISSN: | 2541-9897 |