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A Case of Slowly Progressing Aneurysm of Left Ventricle and Thoracic Aorta Due to Automobile Blunt Trauma
Eun Ju Kim, Yu Sik Jeon,, Kyuchul Choeh, Jae Kyun Shin, Jeong Tae Ahn, Dong Man Seo
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1998;41(2):259-263.   Published online February 15, 1998
A five-year-old boy received a blunt trauma on chest by a kindergarten bus on Feb. 29, 1996. Pulmonary hemorrhage and pericardiac effusion were developed, followed by multi-organ failure threatening his life. All symptoms were improving when pansystolic harsh murmur(Ⅲ/Ⅵ) originating from a tiny ventricular rupture with a blood leak to the pericardial space was auscultated on the 12th day after the...