Traumatic Cardiac Rupture and Left Ventricular Aneurismal Formation in Childhood

Authors

• Matthew A. Studer, Baylor College of Medicine
• John L. Jefferies, Baylor College of Medicine
• E. Dean McKenzie, Baylor College of Medicine
• Frank F. Ing, Baylor College of Medicine

Abstract

Traumatic injury is the most common cause of morbidity and mortality in children more than 1 year old, and motor vehicle accidents cause most such injury. We report the case of a 7-year-old boy who, as a result of blunt trauma from an automobile accident, had 2 left ventricular aneurysms in a coup-contrecoup distribution. The aneurysms were repaired from within the left ventricle through a left atrial incision. © 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Publication Title

American Journal of Cardiology

Recommended Citation

Studer, M., Jefferies, J., McKenzie, E., & Ing, F. (2008). Traumatic Cardiac Rupture and Left Ventricular Aneurismal Formation in Childhood. American Journal of Cardiology, 101 (3), 413-414. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.08.040