Abstract
In children, even minor trauma to the chest can result in cardiac injury. We describe a case of a 13-year-old boy who received blunt chest trauma during a motorcycle accident. He was initially symptom-free but later complained of persistent chest pain and a murmur was noted. An anterior muscular ventricular septal defect was detected one day after the accident, and a left ventricular pseudo-aneurysm developed days later. Both were successfully repaired 3 weeks after the injury.
MeSH terms
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Accidents, Traffic
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Adolescent
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Aneurysm, False / complications
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Aneurysm, False / etiology
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Aneurysm, False / surgery*
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Heart Aneurysm / complications
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Heart Aneurysm / etiology
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Heart Aneurysm / surgery*
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Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / complications
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Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / diagnosis
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Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / etiology
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Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / surgery*
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Wounds, Nonpenetrating / complications*