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Arch Cardiol Mex 2000; 70 (1)

A unique case: damage of 4 valves in a patient with old cardiac injury due to fire-arm bullet

Juárez HA, Alva CHM, Barragán GR

Language: Spanish
References: 21
Page: 78-82
PDF size: 128.28 Kb.


ABSTRACT

We review the literature on heart wounds. Along the history surgeons regarded heart wounds as forbbiden place for therapeutic approach. We present a patient who sustained a bullet wound to the heart and two years later 3 knife’ stabs in the same place injuring its 4 valves and inducing 2 fistulae: one from the aorta to the pulmonary artery, the other from left-ventricle and the pulmonary artery. Surgery was successful in repairing the damage without the need of valve replacement.


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