Cardiac injuries in blunt chest trauma

Marina Huguet, Catalina Tobon-Gomez, Bart H. Bijnens, Alejandro F. Frangi, Marius Petit

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Abstract

Blunt chest traumas are a clinical challenge, both for diagnosis and treatment. The use of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance can play a major role in this setting. We present two cases: a 12-year-old boy and 45-year-old man. Late gadolinium enhancement imaging enabled visualization of myocardial damage resulting from the trauma.
Original languageEnglish
Article number35
Pages (from-to)1-4
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Volume11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 17 Sept 2009

Keywords

  • cardiovascular magnetic resonance
  • late gadolinium enhancement
  • papillary muscle
  • myocardial damage
  • cardiac injury

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