%0 Journal Article
%T Arrow injury to the heart
%J Annals of thoracic surgery
%D 2010
%A Nwiloh, Jonathan
%A Edaigbini, Sunday
%A Danbauchi, Solomon
%A Aminu, Muhammad B.
%A Oyati, Albert
%V 90
%N 1
%P 287-289
%X Arrow injury to the heart is a common cause of penetrating trauma in rural areas of underdeveloped nations. We report such a patient who survived 3 days after such an injury and traveled 1000 km with a pulsating arrow in the chest for treatment. The literature on such injuries is reviewed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Elsevier Publishing
%@ 0003-4975
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.12.032