Right atrial rupture following a hoof kick to the chest wall.

J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino)

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ibn Rochd Hospital, Casablanca, Morocco.

Published: February 2003

We report a case of right atrial rupture due to blunt trauma by a hoof kick to the anterior chest wall. We describe our successful management of this case. We suggest that a diagnosis of cardiac chamber rupture should be considered in all cases of blunt thoracic trauma.

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