Blunt cardiac injury
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blunt-cardiac-injury-317-17507171
title:
Blunt cardiac injury
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A blunt cardiac injury is an injury to the heart as the result of blunt trauma, typically to the anterior chest wall. It can result in a variety of specific injuries to the heart, the most common of which is a myocardial contusion, which is a term for a bruise (contusion) to the heart after an injury. Other injuries which can result include septal defects and valvular failures. The right ventricle is thought to be most commonly affected due to its anatomic location as the most anterior surface o
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Medical condition
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blunt_cardiac_injury
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2023-12-03T09:59:52Z
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