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Appendix 1: Video of cardiac herniation (no sound)
Computed tomography clip showing traumatic cardiac herniation. Right main pulmonary artery (red arrow) and pulmonary vein (yellow arrow) torsion/compression is shown. The heart is visible in the right thorax (purple arrow), in keeping with the primary diagnosis of traumatic cardiac herniation. Multiple other thoracic injuries are visible in the clip, including rib and sternal fractures, bilateral pneumothoraces and extensive subcutaneous emphysema.