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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999;16:679-682
© 1999 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

Atrioventricular septal defect following blunt chest trauma

Center of Thoracic Surgery, S. João Hospital, Oporto, Portugal

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The authors describe an acquired atrioventricular septal defect that has resulted from a blunt chest trauma. Besides being an uncommon traumatic heart injury, this case has the particularities of the non-involvement of other adjacent anatomical structures and the long delay between the accident and the occurrence of the myocardial rupture.

Key Words: Acquired atrioventricular septal defect • Blunt cardiac trauma • Echocardiography in the evaluation of blunt chest trauma