Journal article
Delayed Rupture of a Left Ventricular Aneurysm after Blunt Trauma
The American surgeon, v 71(3), pp 250-251
01 Mar 2005
PMID: 15869143
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Abstract
We report a case where a 17-year-old male involved in a motor vehicle crash was admitted after seemingly minor blunt chest trauma. The patient was discharged the following day without complications. He was subsequently found dead 45 days later from a ruptured traumatic left ventricular aneurysm. We review briefly the epidemiology of patients with this complication and also suggest that the optimal method and timing of following and identifying discharged patients at risk for this rare but devastating complication is still unclear based on current literature.
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- Title
- Delayed Rupture of a Left Ventricular Aneurysm after Blunt Trauma
- Creators
- Aurelio Rodriguez - Allegheny General HospitalAdrian Ong - Allegheny General Hospital
- Publication Details
- The American surgeon, v 71(3), pp 250-251
- Publisher
- Sage
- Number of pages
- 2
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Surgery
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000228225200016
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-19844372653
- Other Identifier
- 991022020635904721
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