Erratum zu diesem Artikel: Erratum Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005; 53(05): 325-325
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-865975
Abstract
We present the case of a 23-year-old African professional footballer who was admitted
on April 1, 1999 to the Cardiology Department of the University Hospital in Magdeburg,
on an emergency basis, from a regional lung clinic. According to the history, he was
involved in a collision with an opposing player during a football match in his country
(in Africa). He lost consciousness for a short time, but continued playing to the
end of the match. About two months later he was invited by a German football club
for a check-up, with the view to ultimately playing for the club. The team did not
find him physically fit enough to play professional football, so he decided to go
to Paris by bus on March 31, 1999. During the journey he suddenly became cardio-pulmonary
decompensated and had to undergo cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR). He was intubated
and placed on a respirator and immediately transferred to a nearby lung clinic. From
the lung clinic he was transferred to the Intensive Care Unit of the Cardiology Department
of the Magdeburg University Hospital, on April 1, 1999 as an emergency case. He was
intensively treated with catecholamines, intravenous ACE inhibitors and diuretics.
His clinical condition did not improve appreciably. His chest X-ray showed extreme
dilatation of the right and left heart as well as extreme pulmonary congestion.
Key words
Aneurysm of the ascending aorta - chronic cardiac failure - biventricular pacing -
aortic valve conduit - aortic valve regurgitation - chronic post-traumatic aneurysm
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