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Murine Fetal Echocardiography
Published on: February 15, 2013
A ventricular septum filleted down the middle
Mohammad S Ghalichi1, Radha J Sarma, Ismael N Nuno
1Department of Medicine, Los Angeles County General Hospital, University of Southern California, 2020 Zonal Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA. ghalichi@usc.edu
Abstract:
Trauma inflicted by sharp penetrating objects can cause unusual and complex injuries to the heart. We present a case where penetrating trauma caused an unusual ventricular laceration that filleted the ventricular septum into two separate sections creating an artificial chamber in between. The ventricular septal defect was clearly displayed with echocardiography and required special cardiac surgical intervention.
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