A monthly publication of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology and considered the main channel for the promotion of Brazilian cardiovascular research.
ISSN 0066-782X
eISSN 1678-4170
Valente Fernandez-Badillo
, Mauricio Garcia-Cardenas
, Diego Oliva-Cavero
, Jose Carlos Armendariz-Ferrari
, Erick Alexanderson-Rosas
, [...]
Valente Fernandez-Badillo
, Mauricio Garcia-Cardenas
, Diego Oliva-Cavero
, Jose Carlos Armendariz-Ferrari
, Erick Alexanderson-Rosas
, [...]
Introduction Penetrating cardiac trauma is fatal; approximately more than half of affected people die at the scene. Penetrating myocardial wounds are rare, and the retention of cardiac pellets is poorly documented in literature. There are no standardized protocols for their diagnostic and therapeutic approach until now. Clinical presentation of a shotgun injury depends on the wound size, entry site, and the injury to the great vessels. In penetrating chest trauma, both ventricles are injured with similar frequency, but the right […]
Keywords: Firearms; Incidental Findings; Lead; Myocardial Contusion; Myocardial Infarction/diagnostic, imaging; Wounds, Gunshot