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Cerebral arterial air embolism treated by a vertical head-down maneuver
1West Virginia University, Charleston Division, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, Charleston, West Virginia, USA.
Abstract:
A case of cerebral arterial air embolism (CAAE) occurring from inadvertent injection of air during aortic root angiography is presented. Prompt treatment by suspending the patient briefly in a vertical head-down position beside the catheterization table appeared to be life-saving and resulted in complete neurological recovery. This approach may offer the first immediate therapy for CAAE. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 49:185-187, 2000.