The Role of Heart Team Approach in Penetrating Cardiac Trauma: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Penetrating cardiac trauma has been increasing in clinical
experience and is joined to important morbidity and mortality. A
case of a 38-year-old female with history of postpartum depression
was reported, admitted to our department for cardiac tamponade
due to penetrating self-inflicted multiple stab wound of the chest
complicated by rupture of anterior left ventricular wall and traumatic
ventricular septal defect. Following the unstable hemodynamic
instability, a combined therapeutic strategy was chosen: surgery
and transcatheter implantation to correct free wall ventricle damage
and traumatic ventricular septal defect, respectively.
Source: Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research