Needle fragment embolism into the right ventricle: a rare cause of chest pain case report and literature review
Jazyk angličtina Země Rakousko Médium print-electronic
Typ dokumentu kazuistiky, časopisecké články, přehledy
Odkazy
PubMed
26109556
DOI
10.1007/s00508-015-0811-x
PII: 10.1007/s00508-015-0811-x
Knihovny.cz E-zdroje
- Klíčová slova
- Chest pain, Drug user, Needle embolism, Right ventricle,
- MeSH
- bolesti na hrudi diagnóza etiologie MeSH
- diferenciální diagnóza MeSH
- dospělí MeSH
- embolie diagnóza etiologie MeSH
- jehly škodlivé účinky MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- migrace cizích těles komplikace diagnóza MeSH
- srdeční komory zranění MeSH
- výsledek terapie MeSH
- žilní tromboembolie diagnóza etiologie MeSH
- Check Tag
- dospělí MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- kazuistiky MeSH
- přehledy MeSH
Chest pain in young adults is usually self-limited and of benign etiology. However, rare causes of chest pain must be considered in patients for whom initial diagnostic tests are negative, particularly if unusual risk factors are identified. The authors present a rare case describing a 27-year-old male intravenous drug user who developed transient chest pain most likely secondary to pericardial irritation caused by a needle fragment that embolized from a peripheral vein to his right ventricle. The current literature on intracardiac needles and similar foreign bodies is discussed, providing insight to the epidemiology, complications, and treatment of such patients.
Department of Cardiology Bulovka Prague Czech Republic
International Clinical Research Center St Anne's University Hospital in Brno Brno Czech Republic
