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.).
Subject(s)
Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists/therapeutic use , Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors/therapeutic use , Betacoronavirus , Coronavirus Infections/drug therapy , Pneumonia, Viral/drug therapy , Renin-Angiotensin System/drug effects , Aged , COVID-19 , Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology , Coronavirus Infections/metabolism , Disease Outbreaks , Female , Humans , Italy/epidemiology , Male , Middle Aged , Pandemics , Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology , Pneumonia, Viral/metabolism , SARS-CoV-2ABSTRACT
One hundred and forty-two consecutive procedures of percutaneous closure or atrial septal defect were approached by cannulation of the right femoral vein. In 3 of them, the internal jugular vein approach was also necessary because of azygos continuation or unsuccessful device implantation due to inadequate septal alignment. In all of them, device implantation was successfully performed through this alternative percutaneous vascular approach.
