Heart injury with projectile lodged inside the heart
Rev. bras. cir. cardiovasc
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33(3): 303-305, May-June 2018. tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
Abstract Penetrating heart injuries present high mortality rates. Increasing rates of urban violence have contributed to a significant rise in the number of heart injuries by firearm projectiles. Such injuries are associated with the highest mortality rates among penetrating cardiac injuries and may involve one or more cardiac chambers. We present the case of a police officer who, in an approach to five robbers, suffered a transfixed cardiac injury by firearm with the projectile having been lodged inside the right ventricle. This patient was successfully operated, 65 days after the injury, at our institution.
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Asunto principal:
Heridas por Arma de Fuego
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Lesiones Cardíacas
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Ventrículos Cardíacos
Límite:
Adulto
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Rev. bras. cir. cardiovasc
Asunto de la revista:
Cardiología
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Cirugía General
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Centro para Assistência Integral em Cardiologia/BR
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Hospital Santa Catarina/BR
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