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Cardiac rupture caused by traffic accident: Case reports and a literature review.
E Ventura SpagnoloA AlongiAntonio GuajanaG. Lo ReStefania ZerboSergio SalernoArgo Asubject
AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyblunt chest traumaHeart RuptureHeart RupturePoison controlAutopsyWounds NonpenetratingForensic pathology03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineBluntSettore MED/43 - Medicina LegalemedicineHumans030216 legal & forensic medicinebusiness.industryCardiac RuptureAccidents Traffic030208 emergency & critical care medicineGeneral MedicineMiddle Agedcardiac rupturemedicine.anatomical_structureVentriclecomputed tomography post-mortemBody regionFemaleRadiologyForensic pathology; blunt chest trauma; cardiac rupture; computed tomography post-mortembusinessTomography X-Ray ComputedInteratrial septumdescription
The commonest cause of blunt cardiac injuries is from traffic accidents followed by violent falls, sport activities, accidents or a fight but rupture of the heart is rare and lethal. The precise incidence of cardiac injury after a blunt chest trauma is unknown as rates vary greatly in the literature from between 7% and 76% of cases. Autopsy studies have shown that the right ventricle is the most frequently ruptured, followed by the left ventricle, right atrium, intraventricular septum, left atrium and interatrial septum with decreasing frequency. Post-mortem imaging is a rapidly advancing field of post-mortem investigations of trauma victims. The available literature dealing with the comparison of post-mortem computed tomography results with forensic autopsy indicates that conventional autopsy remains superior for the detection of organ and soft tissue injuries in all body regions.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-01 | The Medico-legal journal |