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Concrete proof of Murphy's law: a case report of intracardiac cement embolization.

Ramaprabhu KrithikaJeffrey B GeskeHector R VillarragaJuan Crestanello
Published in: European heart journal. Case reports (2022)
Cement embolization following kyphoplasty can be associated with serious complications such as vascular injury, hypoxaemia, pulmonary artery obstruction, and cardiac perforation. Clinicians must maintain a high index of suspicion as cement embolism may not always present acutely.
Keyphrases
  • pulmonary artery
  • coronary artery
  • pulmonary hypertension
  • pulmonary arterial hypertension
  • left ventricular
  • palliative care
  • heart failure
  • left atrial appendage
  • atrial fibrillation