Ventricular Septal Defect as a Complication of Blunt Chest Trauma: A Rare Occurrence and First Case-Report in Bangladesh

Authors

  • AW Chowdhury Department of Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Dhaka
  • AQM Reza Department of Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Dhaka
  • MA Baqui Department of Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Dhaka
  • MA Muttalib Department of Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Dhaka
  • MS Tanveer Department of Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Dhaka
  • SA Islam Department of Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Dhaka
  • MS Ullah Department of Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Dhaka
  • DK Mondal Department of Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Dhaka
  • SS Islam Department of Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Dhaka
  • MS Shahidullah Department of Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Dhaka
  • AHM Kamal Department of Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/cardio.v1i1.8207

Keywords:

Ventricular septal defect, Blunt chest trauma.

Abstract

Traumatic ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a very uncommon condition, especially in association with blunt chest trauma. A healthy young adult was diagnosed as a case of VSD one week after a road-traffic accident. History and other medical records suggest it was an acquired post-traumatic VSD. Thus, all patients of blunt chest trauma deserve close cardiac evaluation.

Key words: Ventricular septal defect, Blunt chest trauma.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/cardio.v1i1.8207

Cardiovasc. j. 2008; 1(1) : 105-108

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Chowdhury, A., Reza, A., Baqui, M., Muttalib, M., Tanveer, M., Islam, S., … Kamal, A. (2011). Ventricular Septal Defect as a Complication of Blunt Chest Trauma: A Rare Occurrence and First Case-Report in Bangladesh. Cardiovascular Journal, 1(1), 105–108. https://doi.org/10.3329/cardio.v1i1.8207

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Case Reports