MYOCARDIAL CONTUSION: THE REPORT OF A FATAL CASE WITH AUTOPSY
Authors: H H HODGES, M T GILMOUR
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1951)

Case Reports1 January 1951MYOCARDIAL CONTUSION: THE REPORT OF A FATAL CASE WITH AUTOPSYHORACE H. HODGES, M.D., F.A.C.P., MONROE T. GILMOUR, M.D., F.A.C.P.HORACE H. HODGES, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, MONROE T. GILMOUR, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-34-1-248 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptMyocardial contusion probably occurs more frequently than is yet generally recognized.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8In the management of chest trauma, it is important to recognize early the presence of cardiac injury. Its occurrence should be suspected in all cases of chest trauma even when no penetrating wound is present. The following case report illustrates the recognition of this cardiac injury. The fatal outcome, which may have been influenced in part by a delay in diagnosis, stimulates us to present this case in the hope of increasing the general alertness to the occurrence of severe cardiac injury...Bibliography1. BrightBeck EFCS: Nonpenetrating wounds of the heart, a clinical and experimental study, Am. Heart J. 10: 293, 1934. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. Sprague HB: The effect of trauma and strain on the production and aggravation of heart disease, Bull. New York Acad. Med. 23: 631-642 (Nov.) 1947. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. Sigler LH: Traumatic injury of the heart, Am. Heart J. 30: 459-478, 1945. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Master AM: Effect of injury and effort on the normal and the diseased heart, New York State J. Med. 46: 2634, 1946. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. Beck CS: Contusion of the heart, J. A. M. A. 104: 109, 1935. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. ReedBerger LKKE: Contusion of the heart, a case report, Am. Heart J. 30: 622, 1945. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. Moffat CF: Contusion of the heart, Canad. M. A. J. 54: 452, 1946. Google Scholar8. WhiteSmith PDHW: Scientific proof in respect to injuries of the heart, North Carolina Law Review 24: 1945-46. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Charlotte, North Carolina*Received for publication December 9, 1948.Presented at the Regional Meeting of The American College of Physicians, Durham, N. C., December 3, 1948.The photographic prints of the electrocardiograms, and the photomicrographs were prepared by the Heineman Foundation, Charlotte, N. C. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byHerztrauma und Verletzungen der großen thorakalen GefäßeHerztrauma und Verletzungen der großen thorakalen GefäßeDie traumatische HerzschädigungCardiovascular SystemPathologisch-anatomische Befunde bei HerztraumaTransient intraventricular block in cardiac contusion 1 January 1951Volume 34, Issue 1Page: 248-256KeywordsAutopsyElectrocardiographyThorax ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1951 PDF downloadLoading ...