Delayed levorotation of the heart in traumatic pericardial rupture
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Matthew Assing & Natasa Dragicevic & Todd R. Hazelton & Leelakrishna Nallamshetty
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2010
Description
Traumatic pericardial rupture, with complicating cardiac herniation, is an extremely uncommon conditionwith a high mortality rate.We are reporting our experience with a case of blunt trauma to the chest, secondary to high-impact motor vehicle collision. The preoperative diagnosis of ascending aortic transection was made on subsequent imaging studies for which surgical repair was elected. Upon thoracotomy, a posterior pericardial tear was found to be associated with laterally displaced cardiac axis. Delayed levorotation of the cardiac axis in traumatic pericardial rupture is an uncommon finding and needs to be recognized in a timely manner.
Emerg Radiol (2011) 18:257–261 DOI 10.1007/s10140-010-0923-6 Received: 26 October 2010 / Accepted: 22 November 2010 / Published online: 4 December 2010
