Understanding traumatic blunt cardiac injury
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Blunt Traumatic Aortic Injury
Introduction Blunt Traumatic Aortic Injury (BTAI) refers to tearing of the wall of the aorta, a serious, often fatal, injury that occurs during severe automobile collisions. BTAI is one of the most common causes of death in road traffic accidents [1], and may be caused by other impacts, such as in fall victims. Despite 150 years of speculation on the subject, however, there is still widespread ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0971-9784
DOI: 10.4103/0971-9784.101875