Blunt Cardiac Trauma Review

Maite A Huis In 't Veld; Colin A Craft; Robert E Hood

doi:10.1016/j.ccl.2017.08.010

Blunt Cardiac Trauma Review

Cardiol Clin. 2018 Feb;36(1):183-191. doi: 10.1016/j.ccl.2017.08.010.

Authors

Maite A Huis In 't Veld¹, Colin A Craft², Robert E Hood³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 110 South Paca Street, 6th Floor, Suite 200, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. Electronic address: mhuisintveld@em.umaryland.edu.
² Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center, 110 South Paca street, 7th floor, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
³ Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 110 South Paca street, 7th floor, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.

PMID: 29173678
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2017.08.010

Abstract

Patients suffering blunt cardiac trauma vary widely in the severity of their condition on presentation. Although some may present with mild sternal bruising, others may present with acute valvular rupture or malignant arrhythmia. Disposition for these patients ranges from discharge home to admission for urgent cardiac surgery. This article discusses some of the common types of blunt cardiac trauma and reviews the current literature and guidelines for their triage and initial management.

Keywords: Blunt cardiac injury; Blunt cardiac trauma; Commotio cordis; Myocardial contusion; Rupture.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Echocardiography / methods*
Global Health
Heart Injuries / diagnosis*
Heart Injuries / epidemiology
Heart Injuries / therapy
Humans
Morbidity
Survival Rate
Trauma Severity Indices
Wounds, Nonpenetrating* / diagnosis
Wounds, Nonpenetrating* / epidemiology
Wounds, Nonpenetrating* / therapy