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Crossbow injuries to the thorax are nowadays uncommon. The type of arrowhead used determines not only the form of entrance wound but often the outcome of these injuries. We report the case of a 38-year-old man who attempted to commit suicide by firing a bolt from a sport crossbow into his heart. Although the bolt penetrated the mediastinum causing a deep intraseptal myocardial lesion and the pre-operative diagnostic procedure delayed the necessary operation, the patient survived.
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Received: 4 February 1997 / Received in revised form: 17 August 1997
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Besler, K., Kleiber, M., Zerkowski, HR. et al. Non-lethal penetrating cardiac injury from a crossbow bolt. Int J Leg Med 111, 88–90 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004140050121
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004140050121