Rupture of Left Atrial Appendage and Pericardium Due to Blunt Trauma

Abstract

A 37-year-old woman sustained a ruptured pericardium and two lacerations of the left atrial appendage in an automobile accident. Simple suture repair of the atrial appendage was achieved after clamping the base of the left atrium to control the bleeding.

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