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Title: Cardiovascular trauma

Category: Cardiology

Keywords: Cardiovascular, CXR, ECG, rupture (PubMed Search)

Posted: 7/8/2007 by Amal Mattu, MD (Updated: 10/19/2026)

Cardiovascular trauma Up to 40% of traumatic aortic ruptures/disruptions in patients surviving to the ED will be associated with normal-looking mediastinums on CXR. Therefore, a CTA or angiogram should be ordered purely based on a good mechanism of sudden deceleration.