Abstract
SummaryThis is a case report of intracardiac foreign bodies that gained access to the heart by migration from a peripheral vein. The case report describes the diagnostic findings on cardiac imaging and summarizes different approaches to management.
Highlights
Intracardiac foreign bodies can be encountered through different mechanisms; for example, embolized material from a peripheral vein as in fractured catheter or foreign bodies acquired by direct penetrating injuries to the heart
The other pellet apparent on CT had migrated to the pulmonary artery bifurcation (Fig. 3, Videos 2 and 3)
The hyperechoic appearance of the pellets with acoustic shadowing is characteristic of missile embolism
Summary
This is a case report of intracardiac foreign bodies that gained access to the heart by migration from a peripheral vein.
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