Hemopericardium from right atrial laceration in a newborn.
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چکیده
We report the case of a newborn who suffered right atrial laceration during delivery. To our knowledge, there has been no previous report of blunt injury causing right atrial laceration with hemopericardium complicated by cardiac tamponade in the perinatal period.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA
دوره 74 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011