Asymptomatic Cement Embolism in the Right Atrium after Vertebroplasty Using High-Viscosity Cement: A Case Report
| Autor: | Hwan T. Hee, Vinodhkumar Pannirselvam |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Heart Diseases Embolism Asymptomatic Thoracic Vertebrae lcsh:Orthopedic surgery Fractures Compression medicine Humans Heart Atria Vertebroplasty Lumbar Vertebrae medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Cardiothoracic surgeons Bone Cements Magnetic resonance imaging Middle Aged medicine.disease Surgery lcsh:RD701-811 medicine.anatomical_structure Right atrium Spinal Fractures Female Radiology Signal intensity medicine.symptom business Heart atrium |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, Vol 22 (2014) |
| ISSN: | 2309-4990 |
| Popis: | A 52-year-old woman underwent vertebroplasty for fractures of the T10, T11, and L2 vertebrae secondary to multiple myeloma. She was discharged uneventfully within a week. Nine months later, she was readmitted for syncope. Echocardiography revealed a mass in the right atrium. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a low signal intensity irregular mass (8×7 mm) and a comma-shaped mass (12 mm) in the right atrium. She was prophylactically anticoagulated for the probable emboli. Repeat cardiac MRI performed 2 weeks later showed that the size of the masses remained unchanged. Surgical intervention was not suggested by the cardiothoracic surgeons. Three months later, the patient remained uneventful. |
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