Residual or delayed lesions from penetrating cardiac wounds.
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During an eight-year period, 76 patients with penetrating wounds of the heart were treated at our institution. Among the 56 patients who survived, there were 16 instances of delayed sequelae in 14 patients, an incidence of 25 percent. Residual sequelae from penetrating cardiac wounds may not be initially evident or detected because of the urgency when tamponade or bleeding are present or because of the low cardiac ontput state that may exist. For this reeson and becaase delayed
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Chest
دوره 66 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1974