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The Injured Heart

1989; Elsevier BV; Volume: 69; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0039-6109(16)44738-9

1558-3171

Rao R. Ivatury, Michael Rohman,

Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries

Penetrating and blunt injuries to the heart, ranging from cardiac concussion to rupture, are seen more and more frequently. Prompt diagnosis because of a high index of suspicion and timely, well-executed resuscitative efforts are rewarded by remarkable survival rates, even in the patients presenting in extremis, whereas hesitancy in diagnosis and therapeutic action militates against a successful result.