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  • Title: Rupture of the left atrial 'basal' appendage due to blunt trauma in an elderly patient.
    Author: Tanoue K, Sata N, Moriyama Y, Miyahara K.
    Journal: Eur J Cardiothorac Surg; 2008 Nov; 34(5):1118-9. PubMed ID: 18823789.
    Abstract:
    Blunt traumatic cardiac rupture is associated with a high mortality rate. Motor vehicle accidents account for most cardiac ruptures, but crush injury is relatively rare. We describe a case of a 77-year-old man who had the left atrial 'basal' appendage ruptured through blunt trauma due to a fall. He was surgically treated and recovered without complication.
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