Citation

Abuzaid AA, Al-Abbasi T, Arekat Z. Heart Views 2016; 17(4): 146-150.

Affiliation

Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, MKCC, Bahrain Defense Force Hospital, Al-Riffa, Bahrain.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Gulf Heart Association (Qatar))

DOI

10.4103/1995-705X.201780

PMID

28400939

PMCID

PMC5363091

Abstract

Embolization due to blast injury with projectiles entering the bloodstream from the heart is a rare event that is unlikely to be suspected during the initial assessment of trauma patients. We report a case in which a missile penetrating the heart chambers managed to embolize and occlude the right common femoral artery. This was successfully managed by means of a multidisciplinary approach that included exploration, cardiorrhaphy, and embolectomy.

Language: en

Keywords

Cardiac trauma; embolism; right femoral artery