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The electrocardiogram in traumatic right atrial rupture
D J van Veldhuisen1, M P van den Berg
1Department of Cardiology/Thoraxcentre, University Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands. d.j.van.veldhuisen@thorax.azg.nl
International Journal of Cardiology
|November 26, 1999
Abstract:
We report the case of a previously healthy 20-year-old man who had a traumatic rupture of the right atrium. On admission an electrocardiogram (ECG) was recorded which is highly remarkable and, retrospectively, suggestive for the diagnosis. The patient died soon after the ECG, and the diagnosis was made at autopsy.