title: Foreign metallic pellet in the heart.
abstract: Foreign bodies in the heart are a rare but serious form of cardiac injury. The objects usually are sharp pointed. Such as acupuncture needles, sewing needles, coat hangers, fragments of Kirschner wires, pins, etc.(1) We report a patient with a metallic pellet lodged in the heart, which was accurately diagnosed and successfully removed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery Center of PLA, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400037,China. anyongsmcvs@163.com
authors.forename: An
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yong
authors.forename: Xiao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ying-bin
authors.forename: Zhong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Qian-jin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006321:Heart; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008670:Metals
chemical_list: D008670:Metals