Cardiac injuries in blunt chest trauma

Huguet, Marina; Tobón Gómez, Catalina, 1981-; Bijnens, Bart; Frangi Caregnato, Alejandro; Petit i Guinovart, Màrius

doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1532-429X-11-35

Cardiac injuries in blunt chest trauma

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Huguet M, Tobon-Gomez C, Bijnens B H, Frangi A F, Petit M. Cardiac injuries in blunt chest trauma. Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. 2009;11(1):35. DOI 10.1186/1532-429X-11-35

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Blunt chest traumas are a clinical challenge, both for diagnosis and treatment. The use of/nCardiovascular Magnetic Resonance can play a major role in this setting. We present two cases: a/n12-year-old boy and 45-year-old man. Late gadolinium enhancement imaging enabled visualization/nof myocardial damage resulting from the trauma.