Author(s)

Gerez Fernandes Martins^1*, Claudio Assunpção¹, Barbara Jessen¹, Gerez Martins², Joao de Deus e Brito³

¹Cardiac Surgery Department, Institute of Cardiology State Aloysio de Castro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
²Cardiology Department, Institute of Cardiology State Aloysio de Castro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
³Surgery Department, Souza Marques University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Heart trauma caused by a firearm projectile is the most fatal of cardiac injuries due to the great potential for death. The increase in the number of cases in recent years is observed, due to the greater urban violence. We report the case of a patient, a victim of firearm perforation, who suffered a cardiac transfixing lesion, with clinical presentation and with an unusual cardiac injury, operated at our service with success.

Heart Trauma, Firearm Perforation, Cardiac Lesion, Urban Violence, Cardiac Surgery

Martins, G.F., Assunpção, C., Jessen, B., Martins, G. and de Deus e Brito, J. (2018) Cardiac Perforation by Firearm: Case Report. World Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 8, 189-195. doi: 10.4236/wjcs.2018.810018.