Pellegrini R V, Layton T R, Dimarco R F, Grant K J, Marrangoni A G
J Trauma. 1980 Feb;20(2):169-73. doi: 10.1097/00005373-198002000-00013.
Blunt chest trauma may produce a variety of cardiac lesions, which may occur alone or in combination. A case with a ventricular septal defect, left ventricular aneurysm, and coronary arteriovenous fistula with an associated rupture of the thoracic aorta following blunt trauma is presented in order to demonstrate that multiple, life-threatening cardaic lesions may be managed successfully. Surgical repair 32 days postinjury with Teflon patch plus ligation of the fistula were followed by recovery in the patient presented.
