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Sinus bradycardia associated with traumatic haemothorax

1994; Elsevier BV; Volume: 72; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/bja/72.3.358

ISSN

1471-6771

Autores

Robert Kong, P.R. Wood,

Tópico(s)

Respiratory and Cough-Related Research

Resumo

A 39-year-old male suffered a closed chest deceleration injury. He presented with clinical and radiological signs consistent with trauma to the thoracic aorta, but also developed sinus bradycardia which was relieved by drainage of a haemothorax. The possible mechanisms of the changes in heart rate are discussed and direct compression of the vagus nerve is proposed to explain this previously unreported finding.

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