Open AccessA perilous journey through the heart: Ventricular tachycardia caused by a foreign body
Author(s) -
Nikolaos Sourlas,
Lida P. Papavasileiou,
Stamatis S. Makrygiannis,
Athanasios Pipilis
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
hellenic journal of cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.513
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2241-5955
pISSN - 1109-9666
DOI - 10.1016/j.hjc.2016.09.005
Subject(s) - medicine , foreign body , ventricular tachycardia , tachycardia , cardiology , medical emergency , surgery
We present a case of ventricular tachycardia caused by a fractured port-A-cath. The distal part travelled through the tricuspid valve, causing runs of ventricular tachycardia before finally ending its journey in the pulmonary artery with cessation of the arrhythmia. M AN US CR IP T AC CE PT ED ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT A B
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