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ArticleJACC. Case reports2025

Cardiac Injury Causing Traumatic Ventricular Septal Rupture With Right Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm.

Mahima Tyagi, Matthew Shotwell, Amelia E Power, Gurnoor Singh, Dinesh K Kalra

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Mahima TyagiDivision of Cardiology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
Matthew ShotwellDivision of Cardiology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
Amelia E PowerDivision of Cardiology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
Gurnoor SinghDivision of Cardiology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
Dinesh K KalraDivision of Cardiology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Electronic address: dinesh.kalra@louisville.edu.

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Abstract

backgroundVentricular septal rupture (VSR) is a rare, potentially fatal consequence of blunt cardiac injury (BCI). Concomitant right ventricular (RV) pseudoaneurysm formation is even rarer, and the occurrence of both complications has not to our knowledge been previously reported. CASE SUMMARY: A 63-year-old man presented with a VSR and a torn tricuspid chord, flail leaflet, and severe tricuspid regurgitation after BCI due to a motor vehicle accident. He declined surgery initially and presented a month later with severe heart failure symptoms. Imaging at that time demonstrated a persistent VSR and a new RV pseudoaneurysm. His condition was not deemed to be amenable to percutaneous closure, and he again declined open surgical repair. DISCUSSION: VSR after BCI results from acute mechanical forces and/or delayed necrosis, with RV pseudoaneurysm developing as a delayed complication likely due to inflammatory necrosis. Multimodality imaging provides comprehensive anatomical assessment and tissue characterization and guides accurate diagnosis, prognostication, and therapeutic planning. TAKE-HOME MESSAGE: This case emphasizes the importance of early recognition and the value of serial imaging in blunt cardiac trauma, with surgical repair recommended for significant defects and management tailored to the anatomy, timing of complications, and patient preferences.

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blunt cardiac injuryechocardiographyright ventricular pseudoaneurysmtricuspid regurgitationventricular septal rupture

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PMCPMC12790229

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