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Blunt Chest Trauma Resulting in Both Atrial and Ventricular Septal Defects
Author(s) -
Ortiz Yahaira,
Waldman Adam J.,
Bott Jeff N.,
Carlan Steve J.,
Madruga Mario
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.12801
Subject(s) - medicine , blunt , ventricle , cardiology , heart septal defect , blunt trauma , right atrium , surgery
Cardiac septal defects are known complications to blunt chest trauma. The incidence of a traumatic isolated atrial septal defect is unknown and the concurrent occurrence of nonlethal ventricular and atrial septal defects has not been reported. A healthy male sustained violent blunt chest trauma resulting in traumatic cardiac septal disruption in the atrium and ventricle. The defects were detected by echocardiography within 14 hours of the accident. The extent of damage was confirmed at the time of surgical repair. The patient recovered uneventfully. The diagnosis and management of concurrent ASD and VSD is similar to single septal injury.