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Clinical conference: Rupture of right ventricle complicating closed chest cardiac massage. 1976

J J Baldwin, and J E Edwards

Two cases of rupture of the right ventricle following closed chest cardiac massage are presented. This is believed to result from trapping of blood in the right ventricle at levels of systemic arterial pressure. In one case there was massive pulmonary embolism which interfered with egress of blood from the right ventricle. In the other case, application of pressure during a closed chest resuscitative attempt might have closed the right ventricular outflow tract.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D005260 Female Females
D006335 Heart Injuries General or unspecified injuries to the heart. Cardiac Rupture, Traumatic,Heart Rupture, Traumatic,Injuries, Heart,Cardiac Ruptures, Traumatic,Heart Injury,Heart Ruptures, Traumatic,Injury, Heart,Rupture, Traumatic Cardiac,Rupture, Traumatic Heart,Ruptures, Traumatic Cardiac,Ruptures, Traumatic Heart,Traumatic Cardiac Rupture,Traumatic Cardiac Ruptures,Traumatic Heart Rupture,Traumatic Heart Ruptures
D006336 Heart Massage Rhythmic compression of the heart by pressure applied manually over the sternum (closed heart massage) or directly to the heart through an opening in the chest wall (open heart massage). It is done to reinstate and maintain circulation. (Dorland, 28th ed) Cardiac Massage,Cardiac Massages,Heart Massages,Massage, Cardiac,Massage, Heart,Massages, Cardiac,Massages, Heart
D006352 Heart Ventricles The lower right and left chambers of the heart. The right ventricle pumps venous BLOOD into the LUNGS and the left ventricle pumps oxygenated blood into the systemic arterial circulation. Cardiac Ventricle,Cardiac Ventricles,Heart Ventricle,Left Ventricle,Right Ventricle,Left Ventricles,Right Ventricles,Ventricle, Cardiac,Ventricle, Heart,Ventricle, Left,Ventricle, Right,Ventricles, Cardiac,Ventricles, Heart,Ventricles, Left,Ventricles, Right
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D012421 Rupture Forcible or traumatic tear or break of an organ or other soft part of the body. Ruptures
D012422 Rupture, Spontaneous Tear or break of an organ, vessel or other soft part of the body, occurring in the absence of external force. Ruptures, Spontaneous,Spontaneous Rupture,Spontaneous Ruptures

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