Wakeboarding-related water impact trauma as a cause of fatal cardiac rupture Jang Wen Su, FRCSCTh, Chong Hee Lim, FAMS, Ju Le Tan, FAMS, Yeow Leng Chua,

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Wakeboarding-related water impact trauma as a cause of fatal cardiac rupture Jang Wen Su, FRCSCTh, Chong Hee Lim, FAMS, Ju Le Tan, FAMS, Yeow Leng Chua, FAMS, Paul Peng Sun Chui, MRCPath The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 134, Issue 2, Pages 506-507 (August 2007) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.04.015 Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Computed tomographic scan demonstrating hemopericardium with preserved myocardial thickness. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2007 134, 506-507DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.04.015) Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Postmortem image showing necrotic posterior left ventricular rupture. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2007 134, 506-507DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.04.015) Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions