%0 Journal Article %T Cardiac Perforation by Firearm: Case Report %A Gerez Fernandes Martins %A Claudio Assunp£¿£¿o %A Barbara Jessen %A Gerez Martins %A Joao de Deus e Brito %J World Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery %P 189-195 %@ 2164-3210 %D 2018 %I Scientific Research Publishing %R 10.4236/wjcs.2018.810018 %X Heart trauma caused by a firearm projectile is the most fatal of cardiac injuries due to the great potential for death. The increase in the number of cases in recent years is observed, due to the greater urban violence. We report the case of a patient, a victim of firearm perforation, who suffered a cardiac transfixing lesion, with clinical presentation and with an unusual cardiac injury, operated at our service with success. %K Heart Trauma %K Firearm Perforation %K Cardiac Lesion %K Urban Violence %K Cardiac Surgery %U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=88190