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Penetrating cardiac injuries. Two case reports.

Maurizio Castriconi, Patrizio Festa, Giovanni Bartone

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Penetrating cardiac injuries pose diagnostic challenges. Prompt surgical intervention and advanced imaging like CT angiography improve outcomes for patients with chest trauma.

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Cardiovascular Surgery
Trauma Surgery
Diagnostic Imaging

Background:

Penetrating cardiac injuries remain a significant diagnostic and management challenge.
Effective treatment necessitates immediate surgical intervention and specialized postoperative critical care.

Observation:

Two cases illustrate the management of penetrating cardiac injuries: a 15-year-old with a stab wound to the right chest and a 19-year-old with multiple left chest stab wounds.
Diagnostic tools included chest radiography, angiography, and echocardiography.
Surgical interventions involved emergency thoracotomy, auricular repair, and ventricular suturing.

Findings:

Chest radiography and multislice CT angiography are crucial for evaluating thoracic trauma with cardiac injury.
Echocardiography is valuable for diagnosing stable patients, while emergency thoracotomy is essential for unstable patients.
Both patients recovered and were discharged in good condition.

Implications:

New surgical and radiological techniques offer hope for improving survival rates in patients with high-mortality penetrating cardiac injuries.
Timely diagnosis and appropriate surgical management are critical for favorable outcomes.