• Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · Mar 2008

    Case Reports

    Unsuspected location of a ventricular septal defect after blunt chest trauma.

    • B Ozay, N Ozer, B Ketenci, and M Demirtas.
    • Dr. Siyami Ersek Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery Center, Istanbul, Turkey. drbatuhanozay@yahoo.com <drbatuhanozay@yahoo.com>
    • Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008 Mar 1; 56 (2): 110-1.

    AbstractA 40-year-old woman, without previous cardiac symptoms, was referred to our hospital from a local hospital with a subpulmonary ventricular septal defect following blunt chest trauma. The patient was in cardiogenic shock and emergency repair was mandatory. Ventricular septal defect is uncommon after blunt chest trauma. It may develop either immediately or be delayed. Echocardiography is very important for rapid detection. Early repair is necessary and constitutes a lifesaving procedure when hemodynamic instability is present.

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