COMPARATIVE EFFICACY OF TRANSTHORACIC AND TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN DETECTION OF AN INTRACARDIAC BULLET FRAGMENT

被引:15
作者
HASHIMI, MW [1 ]
JENKINS, DR [1 ]
MCGWIER, BW [1 ]
MASSEY, CV [1 ]
ALPERT, MA [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV SO ALABAMA,COLL MED,DIV CARDIOL,MOBILE,AL 36688
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D O I
10.1378/chest.106.1.299
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100602 ;
摘要
A 18-year-old man received a gunshot wound to the heart. Transthoracic echocardiography was unable to localize the bullet fragment, whereas transesophageal echocardiography localized the bullet fragment in the posteroseptal wall at the base of the posteromedial papillary muscle.
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页码:299 / 300
页数:2
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