Cardiac gas embolism after central venous catheter removal.
Clinical images reporting intracardiac gas level are sparce and, to our knowledge, the presence of gas embolism into the coronary arteries has never been reported. We describe the case of a young man who experiences life-threatening gas embolism with the presence of gas bubbles into cardiac cavities and coronary arteries.
Vignaux
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Department of Radiology, Cochin Hospital, Paris Cedex 14, France.
Borrego
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P
Macron
L
L
Cariou
A
A
Claessens
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D000293:Adolescent; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology; D020878:Device Removal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004618:Embolism, Air / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D020766:Intracranial Embolism / Q000209:etiology; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000209:etiology