Main Article Content

Ventricular septal defect due to blunt chest trauma


L.R. Olivier
D.S. Rossouw
S.J. de Villiers
W.A. Vermeulen
M.S. Stevens

Abstract

Blunt chest trauma may cause cardiac trauma, this possibility often being overlooked. Various anatomical structures may be affected. A case of ventr'icular septal defect due to blunt chest trauma is described and the relevant literature is reviewed.


Journal Identifiers


eISSN: 2078-5135
print ISSN: 0256-9574