An Unusual Cause of Stroke: A "Forgotten" Intracardiac Catheter Discovered After 48 Years.
JACC Case Rep
; 6: 101668, 2023 Jan 18.
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ABSTRACT
A 48-year-old man with recurrent cerebral ischemic events underwent transesophageal echocardiography to investigate cardioembolic sources because transthoracic echocardiography had spotted a dubious filamentous mass on the mitral valve. A venous umbilical catheter, lost during the hospital stay after his birth, was surprisingly identified in his cardiac chambers. (Level of Difficulty Beginner.).
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