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Cardioembolic strokes resulting from a self‐inflicted needle puncture involving both sides of the heart
Authors:Mark Zheng Yi Tan MRCS  Shamsaldeen Abdelraheem MSc  Alison Sheehan FRCEM  FFICM
Affiliation:1. Department of Anaesthesia, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, United KingdomMark Zheng Yi Tan and Annemarie Brunswicker contributed equally to this paper.;2. Critical Care Unit, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Central Manchester NHS Foundation Trusts, Manchester, United Kingdom
Abstract:Foreign bodies in the heart are rare occurrences with a limited evidence base to guide recommendations on management. We report a case of multiple cardioembolic strokes as a result of a self‐inflicted sewing needle puncture from the anterior chest through the right ventricle and interventricular septum with its tip in the left ventricle close to the subvalvular apparatus in a 39‐year‐old psychiatric patient. We discuss issues surrounding decision making and ongoing care and highlight the importance of further follow‐up and reporting of cases to form a robust evidence base to guide future recommendations.
Keywords:cardioembolic  foreign body  psychiatry  self‐harm  stroke  transthoracic
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