Penetrating Heart Injuries and Surgical Treatment
Abstract
Nine cases of penetrating cardiac trauma surgically treated in our department between 1973-1984 are presented. All patient were male, and seven patients (% 77,8) had stab wounds, while the other two had high velocity missile injuries (% 22,2). Five of these lesions were
located on the left ventricle, two on the right atrium and inferior vena cava, one on the left ventricle and left anterior descending coronary artery, and one on the right ventricle. All patients were taken to emergency surgery. One patient died of acute myocadial infarction in the 6 th postoperative day and the other died during operation, while the other seven patients were discharged with complete recorvery.
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