BioGlue® coronary embolism during open heart surgery.

ABSTRACT: In cases of iatrogenic coronary embolism during cardiac surgery or percutaneous coronary intervention, small air bubbles or foreign bodies are directly injected, which usually result in serious adverse events if not treated promptly. We herein describe the case of a patient who developed acute myocardial infarction resulting in shock due to BioGlue® (CryoLife, Atlanta, GA, USA)-induced coronary embolism during the surgical repair of aortic dissection and was treated for retrieval of the material using a thrombectomy catheter. .

SUBMITTER: Matsutera R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6281730 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature