Intimal tears of the right atrium of the heart due to blunt force injuries to the abdomen. Its mechanism and implications |
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| Authors: | G D Cumberland L Riddick C F McConnell |
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| Affiliation: | Medical Examiner's Office, First Judicial Circuit, Pensacola, Florida. |
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| Abstract: | We present six cases involving intimal tears of the right atrium of the heart. A proposed mechanism for this injury is discussed, along with implications of the lesion in fatally abused children and traumatized older patients who survive until hospitalization. |
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