title: Arrow injury to the heart.
abstract: Arrow injury to the heart is a common cause of penetrating trauma in rural areas of underdeveloped nations. We report such a patient who survived 3 days after such an injury and traveled 1000 km with a pulsating arrow in the chest for treatment. The literature on such injuries is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Joseph's Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia 30342, USA. jnwiloh@gtcvsurg.com
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nwiloh
authors.forename: Sunday
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Edaigbini
authors.forename: Solomon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Danbauchi
authors.forename: Muhammad B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Aminu
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oyati
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002648:Child; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000601:surgery*