A shot to the heart: a rare case of cardiac embolization.
Echo Res Pract
; 5(1): K19-K21, 2018 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
SummaryThis is a case report of intracardiac foreign bodies that gained access to the heart by migration from a peripheral vein. The case report describes the diagnostic findings on cardiac imaging and summarizes different approaches to management. LEARNING POINTS Appearance of embolized cardiac missiles with reverberation and acoustic shadowing.Role of different imaging modalities in the diagnosis of intracardiac foreign bodies.Indications for surgical or transcatheter retrieval.
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Echo Res Pract
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2018
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Reino Unido