Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Traumatic interventricular septal defect

  • Pathology
  • Published:
Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

A case of traumatic rupture of the interventricular septum of the heart caused by blunt chest trauma is reported because of rarity. Attention is drawn to the necessity for high index suspicion of cardiac involvement in all cases of blunt chest trauma.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Jones FL.Transmural myocardial necrosis after non-peretrating cardiac trauma. Amer J Cardiol 1970;26: 419–22.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  2. Moritz AR.Injuries of the heart and pericardium by physical violence. In: Gould SE ed. Pathology of the heart and blood vessels. Illinois; Charles C. Thomas 1960: 843–58.

    Google Scholar 

  3. Watson JH.Cardiac injuries due to non-penetrating chest trauma. Ann Int Med 1960;52: 871–80.

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. Bancewicz J. andYates D. Blunt injury to the heart (editorial). Brit Med J (Clin Res) 1983;286: 497–8.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. Arenberg H.Traumatic heart disease, clinical study of 250 cases of non-penetrating chest injuries and their relation to cardiac disability. Ann Int Med 1943;19: 326–348.

    Google Scholar 

  6. Guifoil PH. andDoyle JT.Traumatic cardiac septal defect. J Thorac Surg 1953;25: 510–15.

    Google Scholar 

  7. Mohan JC, Reddy KS, Subramanyan K.et al.Traumatic heart disease following non-penetrating chest injury. Int Heart J 1983;35: 302.

    Google Scholar 

  8. Oliver et al.Ventricular septal defect due to blunt chest trauma. A case report S Afr Med J 1983;63: 600–2.

    Google Scholar 

  9. Paulin C andRubin IL.Complete heart block with perforated interventricular septum following contusion of chest. Amer Heart J 1956;52: 940–31

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  10. Stein PD, Sabbah HN, Viano DC et al.Response of the heart to non-penetrating cardiac trauma. J Trauma 1982;22: 364–73.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  11. Terry TR andCook A.Blunt injury to the heart. (Letter). Brit Med J (Clin Res) 1983;286: 805.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  12. Mackintosh AF andFleming HA.Cardiac damage presenting later after road accidents. Thorax 1981;36: 811–3.

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Pathology, L.T.M. Medical College & General Hospital, Sion, 400 022, Bombay, India

    Shobhana P. Pandit, Bhagwatiprasad J. Pandey, Tikamdas T. Changlani & Anjali B. Shirodkar

  2. Department of Cardiology & Surgery, L.T.M. Medical College & General Hospital, Sion, 400 022, Bombay, India

    Shobhana P. Pandit, Bhagwatiprasad J. Pandey, Tikamdas T. Changlani & Anjali B. Shirodkar

Authors
  1. Shobhana P. Pandit
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Bhagwatiprasad J. Pandey
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Tikamdas T. Changlani
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Anjali B. Shirodkar
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Pandit, S.P., Pandey, B.J., Changlani, T.T. et al. Traumatic interventricular septal defect. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 3, 62–64 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02664925

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02664925

Key words

Search

Navigation