Penetrating injuries of the heart
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Rudra Rasaretnam; A. T. S. Paul
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Article
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1974
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Thirty consecutive patients with penetrating cardiac wounds were treated surgically during a period of 6.5 years. There were 6 deaths, giving a survival rate of 80 per cent. Delay in undertaking repair was associated with a friable myocardium. Cardiac arrest, either before or during ope