Korean Circ J.
2006 Oct;36(10):713-715. 10.4070/kcj.2006.36.10.713.
Acrylic Cement Foreign Body and Thrombus in Right Atrium Causing Pulmonary Embolism after Percutaneous Vertebroplasty
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- 1Division of Cardiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kkh726@snu.ac.kr
- KMID: 2029035
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2006.36.10.713
Abstract
- A pulmonary embolism is a rare, but well described complication of percutaneous vertebroplasty; the majority of cases are caused by acrylic cement. Here, for the first time, we report a case of pulmonary embolism due to a thrombus in the right atrium, which was caused by an acrylic cement foreign body in the right atrium and central veins 6 years after percutaneous vertebroplasty. This case suggests that an acrylic cement foreign body should be considered as a potential source of thrombus formation in patients that develop a pulmonary embolism following percutaneous vertebroplasty.
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