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[Right atrial rupture following a hoof kick to the chest wall]
1Service de chirurgie cardiovasculaire, hôpital Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Maroc. a3alami@hotmail.com <a3alami@hotmail.com>
Annales Francaises D'Anesthesie Et De Reanimation
|April 23, 2003
Abstract:
Several myocardial lesions can be induced by thoracic blunt trauma. It varies from myocardial lesions to heart rupture. We report a case of right atrial rupture due to unusual blunt trauma: a hoof kick. We describe a successful management of this case. We suggest that a diagnosis of cardiac chamber rupture should be considered in all cases of blunt thoracic trauma.