An isolated ventricular septal defect as a consequence of penetrating injury to the heart

L Tĕsínský; J Pirk; H al-Hiti; I Málek

doi:10.1016/s1010-7940(98)00297-8

An isolated ventricular septal defect as a consequence of penetrating injury to the heart

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 1999 Feb;15(2):221-3. doi: 10.1016/s1010-7940(98)00297-8.

Authors

L Tĕsínský¹, J Pirk, H al-Hiti, I Málek

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiovascular and Transplantation Surgery, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic. [email protected]

PMID: 10219561
DOI: 10.1016/s1010-7940(98)00297-8

Abstract

The authors describe, in a case report, an isolated defect of the ventricular septum developing due to a stab injury to the heart not requiring an emergency surgical intervention. Two months after the injury, the authors performed primary surgical correction of the defect.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Angiography
Cardiac Surgical Procedures
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Injuries / complications*
Heart Injuries / diagnosis
Heart Injuries / surgery
Heart Septal Defects / diagnosis
Heart Septal Defects / etiology*
Heart Septal Defects / surgery
Heart Septum / diagnostic imaging
Heart Septum / injuries*
Heart Septum / surgery
Humans
Male
Wounds, Stab / complications*
Wounds, Stab / diagnosis
Wounds, Stab / surgery