Open AccessIntracardiac penetrating injury with right femoral artery embolism due to blast injury
Author(s) -
Ahmed Abuzaid,
Thamer Al-Abbasi,
Zaid Arekat
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
heart views
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-5123
pISSN - 1995-705X
DOI - 10.4103/1995-705x.201780
Subject(s) - medicine , intracardiac injection , embolectomy , embolism , blast injury , femoral artery , embolization , radiology , surgery , cardiology , poison control , medical emergency , pulmonary embolism
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.