Table 1 Alive cases of hemothorax caused by cardiac rupture
From: A case report: hemothorax caused by rupture of the left atrial appendage
References | Age/sex | Triggering event | Pericardial effusion (on CT) | Cardiac lesion | Surgical incision | Operation | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sliker [11] | 59/F | Motor vehicle crash | + | Left ventricle | Left thoracotomy | NR | Alive |
Yamaguchi [12] | 59/M | Motor vehicle crash | NR | Left atrial appendage | Median sternotomy | Suture | Alive |
Ball [1] | 65/F | Motor vehicle crash | + | Right ventricle | Median sternotomy | Suture | Alive |
Agathe [4] | 72/M | Motor vehicle crash | + | Right ventricle | Median sternotomy | Suture | Alive |
Agathe [4] | 45/M | Motor vehicle crash | + | Right atrial appendage | Right posterolateral thoracotomy | Suture | Alive |
Kawahira [13] | 31/F | Fell down the stairs | + | Right atrial appendage, right ventricle | Median sternotomy | Suture | Alive |
Murakami [14] | 24/F | Motor vehicle crash | NR | Right atrial appendage | NR | Suture | Alive |
Kuroda [15] | 71/F | Fell down the stairs | + | Right atrium | Median sternotomy | Suture | Alive |
Miki [16] | 41/M | Motorcycle crash | NR | Right atrial appendage | Clamshell | Suture | Alive |
Miki [16] | 75/F | Motorcycle crash | NR | Left atrial appendage | Clamshell | Suture | Alive |
Baker [6] | 46/F | Motor vehicle crash | NR | Left atrium, left ventricle | Left thoracotomy | Suture | Alive |
Our study | 80/M | Motor vehicle crash | + | Left atrial appendage | Left posterolateral thoracotomy | Astriction (suture less) | Alive |