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SUBMITTER: Matsutera R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6281730 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of cardiology cases 20140625 2
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<sup>®</sup> (CryoLife, Atlanta, GA, USA)-induced coronary embolism during the surgical repair of aortic dissection and was treated for retrieval of t ...[more]