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<journal-id>2954-3835</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Cardiovascular and metabolic science]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Cardiovasc. metab. sci]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2954-3835</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Asociación Nacional de Cardiólogos de México A.C.]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2954-38352022000300113</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.35366/107624</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Penetrating cardiac trauma in a second-level hospital. Presentation of two cases]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Traumatismos cardiacos penetrantes en un hospital de segundo nivel. Presentación de dos casos]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Valdés-Dupeyrón]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Osvaldo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Alvia-Del Castillo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gino]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González-Roble]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Javier]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Espinales-Casanova]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lidia]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez-Marcos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lisette]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lois-Mendoza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Natacha]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Verdi Cevallos General Hospital  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Portoviejo Manabí]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Technical University of Manabí  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Portoviejo Manabí]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital of Specialties of Portoviejo  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Manabí]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>33</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>113</fpage>
<lpage>117</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2954-38352022000300113&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2954-38352022000300113&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2954-38352022000300113&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract:  Introduction:  Cardiac injuries represent a group of pathologies within thoracic trauma that often result in fatal hemorrhage. These types of injuries can be contained by the membrane surrounding the heart, allowing enough time for the patient to receive emergency treatment.  Case report:  We present two patients with stab wounds to the thorax. The first patient presented wounds to the anterior and posterior wall of the right ventricle and an injury to the diaphragm and liver. The second patient was admitted with a left ventricle wound very close to the anterior descending artery and a left lung laceration. Both cases underwent emergency surgery, and sutures were performed both in cardiac cavities and injured structures with favorable evolution. At the present date, they are still alive with no cardiovascular complications.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen:  Introducción:  Las lesiones cardiacas constituyen un grupo de patologías dentro del trauma torácico que muchas veces resultan en hemorragia fatal. Este tipo de lesiones pueden ser contenidas por la membrana que rodea el corazón, lo que genera suficiente tiempo para que el paciente reciba tratamiento de emergencia.  Presentación de caso:  Presentamos dos pacientes con heridas de arma blanca en el tórax. El primer paciente presentó heridas en la pared anterior y posterior del ventrículo derecho, además de lesión en el diafragma y el hígado. El segundo paciente ingresó con una herida en el ventrículo izquierdo muy cerca de la arteria descendente anterior y también presentó una laceración del pulmón izquierdo. Ambos casos fueron intervenidos de urgencia, realizándose suturas tanto en cavidades cardiacas como en estructuras lesionadas con evolución favorable. En la actualidad, siguen vivos sin complicaciones cardiovasculares.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[cardiac trauma]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[cardiac tamponade]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[cardiac suture]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[traumatismo cardiaco]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[taponamiento cardiaco]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[sutura cardiaca]]></kwd>
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