Paradoxical emboli after central venous catheter removal
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Cardiac gas embolism after central venous catheter removal.
Clinical images reporting intracardiac gas level are sparce and, to our knowledge, the presence of gas embolism into the coronary arteries has never been reported. We describe the case of a young man who experiences life-threatening gas embolism with the presence of gas bubbles into cardiac cavities and coronary arteries.
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Oncology
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0923-7534
DOI: 10.1023/a:1008303601457