Left atrial rupture following blunt thoracic injury : case report
1991
A 22-year-old man presented with intermittent tachycardia and left-sided flail chest after an automobile accident. Initially his condition was stable, but 7 hours after the injury cardiac asystole appeared. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation was immediately begun and operation was performed. A rupture of the left atrium was successfully repaired without cardiopulmonary bypass.
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