Cardiac bullet embolus after thoracic vena cava penetrating injury causing tricuspid valve insufficiency

Cardiac bullet embolus after thoracic vena cava penetrating injury causing tricuspid valve insufficiency.

Emboli of foreign bodies to the heart, although unusual, have been reported with increasing frequency since 1834 when Davis published the first case report of a bullet embolus. Although bullets are one of the more common foreign body emboli to the heart and beyond, a cardiac ballistic embolus is a very rare situation. In the literature very fewreports were found, so far this is a unique case, b...

Penetrating injury to the inferior vena cava.

A 21-YEAR-OLD MALE PATIENT was admitted to the emergency department after a gunshot wound entering the right flank. The patient was in shock, with a blood pressure of 80/40 mmHg, 130 bpm heart rate, and a Glasgow Coma Scale of 10. We calculated an Injury Severity Score of 25 and Revised Trauma Score of 6,171. His breath sounds were normal. His initial base deficit was !12.4. No exit wound was v...

Penetrating Trans-Thoracic Aortic Injury with Right Femoral Artery Bullet Embolus

We are describing a penetrating thoracic aortic injury and a bullet embolus into common femoral artery with unique therapeutic endovascular approach through the same artery. The patient survived due to the prompt diagnosis and treatment by a multi-disciplinary team, specialized to effectively treat such an injury with advanced techniques.

Thoracic Superior Vena Cava

Studies were performed on anesthetized saline-loaded dogs to delineate the afferent and efferent mechanisms involved in the antinatriuretic response to acute constriction of the thoracic vena cava. The kidneys of the animals were denervated prior to study, and renal perfusion pressure was controlled throughout the experiment. To differentiate between the potential afferent stimuli, increased he...

Penetrating injuries of the inferior vena cava.