Cardiac Injuries Caused by Blunt Trauma: An Autopsy Based Assessment of the Injury Pattern

  1. Arzu Akcay Turan M.D.1,
  2. Ferah Anik Karayel M.D.1,
  3. Elif Akyildiz M.D.2,
  4. Isil Pakis M.D.1,
  5. Ibrahim Uzun M.D.1,
  6. Kagan Gurpinar M.D.1,
  7. Umit Atılmıs M.D.1,
  8. Ziya Kir M.D.3

Article first published online: 5 NOV 2009

DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01207.x

Issue

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volume 55, Issue 1, pages 82–84, January 2010

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How to Cite

Turan, A. A., Karayel, F. A., Akyildiz, E., Pakis, I., Uzun, I., Gurpinar, K., Atılmıs, U. and Kir, Z. (2010), Cardiac Injuries Caused by Blunt Trauma: An Autopsy Based Assessment of the Injury Pattern. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 55: 82–84. doi: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01207.x

Author Information

  1. 1

    Council of Forensic Medicine, Ministry of Justice, Istanbul, Turkey.

  2. 2

    Department of Pathology, University of Uludag, Bursa, Turkey.

  3. 3

    Department of Forensic Medicine, Istanbul Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey.

*Additional information and reprints requests: Arzu Akcay Turan, M.D. Adalet Bakanligi Adli Tip Kurumu Yenibosna/Cobancesme Istanbul Turkey E-mail: arzu_turantr@yahoo.com

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 4 JAN 2010
  2. Article first published online: 5 NOV 2009
  3. Received 22 Sept. 2008; and in revised form 26 Nov. 2008; accepted 23 Dec. 2008.

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Keywords:

  • forensic science;
  • autopsy;
  • pathology;
  • blunt trauma;
  • cardiac injury;
  • cardiac rupture

Abstract:  Nonpenetrating chest trauma with injury to the heart and aorta has become increasingly common, particularly as a result of rapid deceleration in high-speed vehicular accidents, over the past 2–3 decades. The high mortality rate of cardiac injuries and possible late onset complications make blunt cardiac injuries an important challenging point for legal medicine. One hundred and ninety cases with blunt cardiac injuries in a period of 3 years were analyzed retrospectively in terms of patterns of cardiac injury, survival times, and demographic profiles of the cases in this study.

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