• Tex Heart Inst J · Jan 2003

    Case Reports

    Right luxation of the heart after pericardial rupture caused by blunt trauma.

    • Vincenzo De Amicis, Michele Rossi, Mario Monaco, and Francesco Di Lello.
    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples 80131, Italy.
    • Tex Heart Inst J. 2003 Jan 1; 30 (2): 140-2.

    AbstractRupture of the pericardium with luxation of the heart after blunt trauma is a fairly rare condition but carries a high mortality rate. In this report, we describe our experience with a case of right luxation of the heart in a young patient with multiple injuries due to an automobile accident. The patient, who was in hemodynamic failure, underwent successful emergency surgical treatment to replace the heart in its anatomic site. We discuss the diagnosis and management of this dangerous event.

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