Irreversible myocardial damage after coronary air embolism--a case report.
This case report describes the complication of an air embolism in the right coronary artery that developed during coronary angiography in a patient with acute anterior myocardial infarction. Follow-up left ventriculography, 4 months later, showed irreversible inferior wall damage. Incomplete aspiration of the angiographic catheter was the cause of this complication and should be avoided.
Hung
Ming-Jui
MJ
Section of cardiology, Department of Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan.
Kuo
Li-Tang
LT
Wang
Chao-Hung
CH
Cherng
Wen-Jin
WJ
D000328:Adult; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000009:adverse effects; D004618:Embolism, Air / Q000209:etiology*; D006327:Heart Block / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000209:etiology; D017211:Treatment Failure