TY - JOUR PY - 2017// TI - Embolization by bullet dislodged from the heart JO - Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery A1 - Santos, Eduardo Cavalcanti Lapa A1 - Tchaick, Rodrigo Mezzalira A1 - Ferraz, Diogo Luiz de Magalhães A1 - Oliveira, João Paulo Segundo de Paiva A1 - Figueira, Fernando Augusto Marinho Dos Santos A1 - Lima, George Augusto da Fonseca Carvalho Antunes SP - 539 EP - 541 VL - 32 IS - 6 N2 - Embolization by a dislodged projectile is a rare complication that may occur in cases of gunshot cardiac injuries. We report a case of a firearm projectile cardiac injury that evolved, with dislocation of the projectile during cardiac surgery, into embolization of the right external carotid artery.

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LA - en SN - 1678-9741 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.21470/1678-9741-2017-0115 ID - ref1 ER -