Massive transient pulmonary air embolism during permanent cardiac pacemaker implantation

Pulmonary air embolism is a rare complication with a high probability of death. We present an air embolism case during permanent cardiac pacemaker implantation procedure. When the patient worsened hemodynamically, we saw a large air embolism in the main pulmonary trunk. Air embolism can be fatal, it...

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Published in:Glob Cardiol Sci Pract
Main Authors: Ozdemir, Emre, Esin, Fatma Kayaalti, Nazli, Cem
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6062756/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30083546
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.21542/gcsp.2018.16
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