| Autor: |
S D, Kole, D S, Saksena, D H, Oswal |
| Rok vydání: |
1994 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
The Journal of heart valve disease. 3(5) |
| ISSN: |
0966-8519 |
| Popis: |
We present an unusual sequence of events leading to massive cerebral air embolism and death in a patient who underwent mitral valve re-replacement for failure of the previously inserted bioprosthetic valve. An iatrogenic communication was created inadvertently between the adherent lung parenchyma and the left atrium. It caused a massive influx of air from the lung into the left atrium and systemic circulation causing fatal cerebral embolization. Retroperfusion was not effective. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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