Traumatic ventricular septal defect and delayed post-pericardiotomy ventricular herniation.

Publication/Presentation Date

2-1-1977

Abstract

A knife wound of the heart produced a ventricular septal defect. Surgical repair of a myocardial laceration and pericardiotomy for relief of cardiac tamponade were performed. Progressive exercise intolerance developed over an 8-year period. In addition, the patient experienced intermittent partial cardiac herniation resulting in angina-like chest pain. The patient is now asymptomatic after correction of the pericardial defect and closure of the ventricular septal defect.

Volume

17

Issue

2

First Page

161

Last Page

163

ISSN

0022-5282

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

846025

Department(s)

Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division

Document Type

Article

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