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Right atrial rupture following a hoof kick to the chest wall
A Alami1, A Slaoui, A Drissi-Kacemi
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ibn Rochd Hospital, Casablanca, Morocco.
The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
|March 11, 2003
Abstract:
We report a case of right atrial rupture due to blunt trauma by a hoof kick to the anterior chest wall. We describe our successful management of this case. We suggest that a diagnosis of cardiac chamber rupture should be considered in all cases of blunt thoracic trauma.