Cardiac trauma: Clinical and experimental correlations of myocardial contusion

Clinical and experimental observations in myocardial contusion have been correlated. Cardiac arrhythmia is always an important consequence and may be fatal. Reduction in cardiac output often accompanies significant cardiac injury. The coronary arterial circulation is not interrupted and is generally...

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Published in:Annals of surgery 1974-10, Vol.180 (4), p.452-460
Main Authors: Doty, D B, Anderson, A E, Rose, E F, Go, R T, Chiu, C L, Ehrenhaft, J L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Angiocardiography
Animals
Arrhythmias, Cardiac - etiology
Cardiac Output
Child
Cicatrix - etiology
Contusions - complications
Contusions - diagnosis
Contusions - etiology
Contusions - pathology
Contusions - physiopathology
Coronary Circulation
Dogs
Heart Injuries - complications
Heart Injuries - diagnosis
Heart Injuries - etiology
Heart Injuries - pathology
Heart Injuries - physiopathology
Humans
Middle Aged
Technetium
Wounds, Gunshot - complications
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Summary:Clinical and experimental observations in myocardial contusion have been correlated. Cardiac arrhythmia is always an important consequence and may be fatal. Reduction in cardiac output often accompanies significant cardiac injury. The coronary arterial circulation is not interrupted and is generally enhanced to the area of injury. Healing of the injury under these circulatory conditions may result in patchy scarring and peculiar adynamic areas of myocardium. Early diagnosis of myocardial contusion may be aided using radionuclide imaging with (99m)Tc-Sn-polyphosphate.
ISSN:0003-4932
1528-1140
DOI:10.1097/00000658-197410000-00010