International journal of cardiology
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Case Reports
Ventricular septal rupture following blunt chest trauma after a long delay: a case report.
We observed a patient with ventricular septal rupture occurring 33 days after a blunt chest trauma. The presumed mechanism was interventricular septal dissection and formation of a pseudoaneurysm that ruptured after a delay. Echocardiography enabled a non-invasive diagnosis and follow-up of the patient.