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Survival following traumatic rupture of the heart in a child
Journal article   Peer reviewed

Survival following traumatic rupture of the heart in a child

ANDY Michaels, MICHAEL Hirsh, THOMAS Maher and CHRISTINE McKENNA
Pediatric emergency care, Vol.13(1), pp.19-20
Feb 1997
PMID: 9061729

Abstract

Blunt force trauma to the chest can result in rupture of the heart. We report the youngest survivor of this injury, followed by a literature review, description of the epidemiology, and mechanism and guidelines for diagnosis and aggressive management.

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