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A case of broken heart from blunt trauma
1Cardiac Department, National University Hospital, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119074. pohkk@singnet.com.sg
Singapore Medical Journal
|January 1, 2003
Abstract:
A young man with blunt chest trauma presented acutely in shock as a result of cardiac rupture causing acute bloody tamponade. We discuss the clinical presentation, the importance of rapid and accurate diagnosis and management of such cases.