Cardio-embolic stroke following remote blunt chest trauma
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Aortic Valve Injury Following Blunt Chest Trauma
INTRODUCTION Heart valve injury following blunt chest trauma of car accidents is increasing. Although aortic valve involvement is rare, however, in survivors of blunt cardiac trauma it is the most commonly involved valve and the most frequent valve lesion is isolated injury of the noncoronary cusp of aortic valve. CASE PRESENTATION A 31-year-old man with a history of car accident (five months...
متن کاملAtrioventricular Dissociation following Blunt Chest Trauma
Blunt chest trauma (BCT) is a common clinical presentation seen in emergency departments. Few cases of cardiac conduction abnormalities due to BCT have been reported in the medical literature. This dysrhythmias may present as permanent conduction defects requiring permanent pacemaker or may have temporary conduction abnormalities requiring temporary pacemaker or supportive care. We present the ...
متن کاملTracheobronchial injuries in blunt chest trauma
Introduction: Tracheobronchial injuries are uncommon but potentially fatal complication of blunt thoracic trauma harboring a high morbidity and mortality if not diagnosed early . A recent series gleaning cases from four major Trauma Center in Los Angeles nine cases in a seven- year period , but the incidence of these injuries has been increasing recently. This has been attributed to improvement...
متن کاملBlunt chest trauma
Blunt aortic injury is the most lethal injury of the thorax, of which aortic transection is the second leading cause of death. Pseudoaneurysm formation is seen in patients who survive the injury and arrive to the emergency department with small or partial-thickness tears of the aorta. In general, the proximal descending aorta is most commonly afflicted due to the relatively mobile aortic arch m...
متن کاملSudden cardiac death following blunt chest trauma: commotio cordis.
BACKGROUND There have been numerous reports of sudden cardiac death attributable to the condition of commotio cordis. Primarily, these are reports from the USA. Although three Australian cases have been mentioned in the published literature, the present case appears to be the first described Australian case. METHODS A man was brought to the Emergency Department after sudden collapse while pla...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0975-3583
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcdr.2013.02.007