Left Ventricle to Right Atrium Shunt Secondary to Blunt Chest Trauma. A Case Report

Authors

  • Hector Anninos Departments of Intensive Care Medicine and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Evagelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece
  • Panagiotis Politis Departments of Intensive Care Medicine and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Evagelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece
  • Pantelis Gounopoulos Departments of Intensive Care Medicine and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Evagelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece
  • Apostolos Koroneos Departments of Intensive Care Medicine and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Evagelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece
  • Panagiotis Dedeilias Departments of Intensive Care Medicine and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Evagelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2015/hc.v9i1%20Sup.644

Keywords:

Intracardiac communication, non-penetrating injury, echocardiography

Abstract

Intracardiac shunts are rarely encountered as sequelae of non-penetrating heart trauma and their clinical manifestations may often be unrecognized in the multi-injured patient. However, they are serious complications and their diagnostic approach is not always feasible.

 

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Published

2014-05-20

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 Sup (2014): ATHENS CARDIOLOGY UPDATE 2014

Section

ATHENS CARDIOLOGY UPDATE 2014

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