Cardiac injuries in blunt chest trauma


Autoria(s): Huguet, Marina; Tobón Gómez, Catalina; Bijnens, Bart H.; Frangi Caregnato, Alejandro; Petit i Guinovart, Màrius
Contribuinte(s)

Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Data(s)

02/07/2013

Resumo

Blunt chest traumas are a clinical challenge, both for diagnosis and treatment. The use ofCardiovascular Magnetic Resonance can play a major role in this setting. We present two cases: a12-year-old boy and 45-year-old man. Late gadolinium enhancement imaging enabled visualizationof myocardial damage resulting from the trauma.

This work was partially funded by the Spanish Industrial and TechnologicalDevelopment Centre (CDTI) under the CENIT Programme (CDTEAMProject).

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http://hdl.handle.net/10230/16070

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eng

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BioMed Central

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Palavras-Chave #Cor -- Ferides i lesions -- Estudi de casos #Cor -- Imatges -- Estudi de casos #Ferides i lesions (Accidents de circulació) -- Diagnòstic -- Estudi de casos #Caigudes (Accidents)-- Diagnòstic -- Estudi de casos #Accidental Falls #Traffic Accidents #Child #Contrast Media #Gadolinium DTPA #Heart Injuries #Magnetic Resonance Imaging #Male #Myocardium pathology #Nonpenetrating wounds
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