The echocardiographic diagnosis, characterization, and extraction guidanceof cardiac foreign bodies

Authors
Fry, SJ Picard, MH Tseng, JF Briggs, SM Isselbacher, EM
Citation
Sj. Fry et al., The echocardiographic diagnosis, characterization, and extraction guidanceof cardiac foreign bodies, J AM S ECHO, 13(3), 2000, pp. 232-239
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
ISSN journal
08947317 → ACNP
Volume
13
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
232 - 239
Database
ISI
SICI code
0894-7317(200003)13:3<232:TEDCAE>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Echocardiography is ideal for localizing cardiac foreign bodies and for cha racterizing associated cardiac and vascular injury before and during extrac tion. We report 5 cases of traumatic and iatrogenic cardiac foreign bodies that illustrate the central role of transthoracic and transesophageal ultra sonography in the management of these patients.