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Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss. 1991 Feb;84(2):257-60.

[Contribution of color echocardiography to the diagnosis of post-traumatic left ventricular-right atrial septal defect].

Archives des maladies du coeur et des vaisseaux

[Article in French]
A Haouzi, J P Godenir, O Dibon, D Amrein, P Mathieu

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  1. Chirurgie cardiovasculaire, CHU Nancy-Brabois, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy.

PMID: 2021288

Abstract

The authors report the case of an acquired left ventricle--right atrial communication after closed chest trauma. This communication was associated with rupture of the aortic isthmus and complete atrioventricular block. The left-to-right shunt which was assumed for a long time to be a small, well-tolerated, ventricular septal defect, finally required surgical repair. The diagnosis was eventually made clear by Doppler color flow mapping which was of great value in orienting the surgical procedure.

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