Unlabelled: 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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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5843821 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/ERP-17-0073 | DOI Listing |
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