Management of metallic foreign bodies in the heart

Xiaoweng Wang; Xingji Zhao; Dingyuan Du; Xiaoyong Xiang

doi:10.1111/jocs.12005

Management of metallic foreign bodies in the heart

J Card Surg. 2012 Nov;27(6):704-6. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12005. Epub 2012 Oct 10.

Authors

Xiaoweng Wang¹, Xingji Zhao, Dingyuan Du, Xiaoyong Xiang

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China.

PMID: 23051103
DOI: 10.1111/jocs.12005

Abstract

Management of the metallic foreign body in the heart remains controversial. Evaluation of possible methods for this issue and its possible treatments are discussed, the results of which may lead to a more effective strategy for management of intracardiac foreign bodies.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods
Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Foreign Bodies / complications
Foreign Bodies / diagnosis
Foreign Bodies / surgery*
Foreign-Body Migration / etiology
Foreign-Body Migration / prevention & control
Heart*
Humans
Metals / adverse effects*
Radiography, Thoracic
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

Metals