Removal of a Bullet from the Septum after a Cardiac Gunshot
Abstract:Most gunshot wounds to the heart are rapidly lethal because of cardiac tamponade or exsanguinations. The immediate clinical manifestations or cause of death from a retained missile are usually related to cardiac bleeding with or without tamponade. The intermediate manifestations of cardiac injury include myocardial infarction with cardiogenic shock, and bullet embolus to a peripheral artery. Late complications include missile erosion through the myocardium, endocarditis, pseudoaneurysm, ventricular septal defe… Show more
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