TY - CHAP
T1 - Cardiac Trauma in Children
AU - Blom, Nico A.
PY - 2024/1/1
Y1 - 2024/1/1
N2 - Although cardiac trauma is a rare in children, its consequences can be life threatening. Chest injury can be caused by a variety of mechanisms resulting in myocardial contusions, ventricular rupture, valve injuries, pericardial injuries, traumatic aortic dissections, or tears. This chapter reviews the etiology, presentation, and management of cardiac injuries in children, including commotio cordis, a potentially lethal ventricular arrhythmia caused by chest injury not associated with myocardial contusion.
AB - Although cardiac trauma is a rare in children, its consequences can be life threatening. Chest injury can be caused by a variety of mechanisms resulting in myocardial contusions, ventricular rupture, valve injuries, pericardial injuries, traumatic aortic dissections, or tears. This chapter reviews the etiology, presentation, and management of cardiac injuries in children, including commotio cordis, a potentially lethal ventricular arrhythmia caused by chest injury not associated with myocardial contusion.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105002964421
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-07563-6_91
DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-07563-6_91
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9783031075629
T3 - Pediatric Cardiology: Fetal, Pediatric, and Adult Congenital Heart Diseases
SP - 2611
EP - 2620
BT - Pediatric Cardiology: Fetal, Pediatric, and Adult Congenital Heart Diseases
PB - Springer International Publishing
ER -