Delayed presentation of right ventricular bullet embolus.
Venous bullet embolism to the heart is a rare complication of penetrating gunshot trauma. There are little data regarding long-term follow-up of missiles retained in the right ventricle. We report a rare case of right ventricular bullet embolus following a left-sided thoracic gunshot wound. The patient presented with delayed onset of cardiac irritability symptoms 4 years after injury.
Wales
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Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hammersmith Hospital, London, England. l.wales@ic.ac.uk
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D000328:Adult; D016477:Artifacts; D004617:Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging