Stroke Complicating Traumatic Ventricular Septal Defect

Abstract Background Traumatic ventricular septal defect (VSD) occurs in approximately 5% of blunt or penetrating cardiac injuries and can result in rare complications. Objectives To report the serious complication of stroke after a traumatic VSD. Case report A 27-year-old man with no previous medica...

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Published in:	The Journal of emergency medicine Vol. 43; no. 6; pp. 987 - 988
Main Authors:	de Bruin, Gabriela, MD, Pereira da Silva, Ricardo, MD, PhD
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01-12-2012
Subjects:	Adult embolic Emergency Heart Ventricles - injuries Humans Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery - complications Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery - diagnostic imaging Male stab wound stroke Tomography, X-Ray Computed traumatic VSD Wounds, Stab - complications traumatic stab wound stroke VSD embolic
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