• Eur J Cardiothorac Surg · Nov 2008

    Case Reports

    Rupture of the left atrial 'basal' appendage due to blunt trauma in an elderly patient.

    • Kazuyuki Tanoue, Naoyuki Sata, Yukinori Moriyama, and Kenkichi Miyahara.
    • Divisions of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Shinkyo Hospital, 3-41-1, Usuki, Kagoshima 890-0073, Japan. tanokazu@po3.synapse.ne.jp
    • Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2008 Nov 1;34(5):1118-9.

    AbstractBlunt traumatic cardiac rupture is associated with a high mortality rate. Motor vehicle accidents account for most cardiac ruptures, but crush injury is relatively rare. We describe a case of a 77-year-old man who had the left atrial 'basal' appendage ruptured through blunt trauma due to a fall. He was surgically treated and recovered without complication.

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