Ventricular Septal Rupture After a Nonpenetrating Chest Trauma

Abstract

A 19-year-old man with no medical history was involved in a motorcycle accident with chest trauma and rapid deceleration. No injury was apparent initially, but 3 weeks later, he developed dyspnea and was referred to our echocardiography unit for assessment of a new 4/6 systolic heart murmur. 2D echocardiography (Figure 1) and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) …