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An Immunological Model for Heterotopic Heart and Cardiac Muscle Cell Transplantation in Rats

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Migrating Foreign Body in the Heart.

Anthony Lemaire¹, Raymond Kennedy¹, Hirohisa Ikegami¹

¹Cardiac Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, USA.

|June 27, 2022

Summary

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Foreign bodies in the heart are rare. This case reviews a needle migrating into the heart after recreational drug injection, highlighting an unusual cause of cardiac foreign bodies.

Keywords:

catheter migration device migration foreign bodies heart surgery right ventricle (rv)

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Background:

Foreign bodies in the heart are uncommon, with mechanisms often unclear.
Common cardiac foreign bodies include bullets and shrapnel from trauma.
Intravenous migration and retained medical materials are other pathways.

Observation:

This study details a rare case of a patient self-injecting recreational drugs.
The patient experienced needle dislodgement from the syringe during injection.
The dislodged needle subsequently migrated into the patient's heart.

Findings:

The case illustrates a unique route for foreign body entry into the heart.
Needle migration following intravenous drug use is a potential, though rare, cause.
This highlights the risks associated with self-administered injections.

Implications:

Understanding rare mechanisms of cardiac foreign bodies is crucial for diagnosis.
This case broadens the differential diagnosis for cardiac foreign bodies.
Awareness of such events may inform harm reduction strategies for drug users.