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Rev. bras. cir. cardiovasc
; Rev. bras. cir. cardiovasc;33(1): 99-103, Jan.-Feb. 2018. tab, graf
Article
in English
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| ID: biblio-897974
ABSTRACT
Abstract Penetrating cardiac trauma has been increasing in clinical experience and is joined to important morbidity and mortality. A case of a 38-year-old female with history of postpartum depression was reported, admitted to our department for cardiac tamponade due to penetrating self-inflicted multiple stab wound of the chest complicated by rupture of anterior left ventricular wall and traumatic ventricular septal defect. Following the unstable hemodynamic instability, a combined therapeutic strategy was chosen: surgery and transcatheter implantation to correct free wall ventricle damage and traumatic ventricular septal defect, respectively.