Right ventricular needle embolus in an injecting drug user: The need for early removal

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 500-501

  Ngaage, Dumbor L ^a,b   Cowen, M E ^a  

^a CASTLE HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Needle embolus; Recurrent endocarditis; Right ventricle

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DECORTICATION; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG ABUSE; EMBOLISM; EMPYEMA; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HUMAN; INFECTION; INGUINAL REGION; INJECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; NEEDLE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SYSTEMIC DISEASE;

EID: 0035682757     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.18.6.500     Document Type: Article

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