Circulation, Vol 57, 186-189, Copyright © 1978 by American Heart Association
R Moncada, T Matuga, E Unger, R Freeark and A Pizarro
Six cases of cardiovascular foreign bodies secondary to trauma are
presented. The various modes of entry and travel within the vascular are
reviewed. Routine radiographic examination and angiography are shown to be
the most useful techniques in defining the location and subsequent course
of the foreign body in the vascular system.
ARTICLES
Migratory traumatic cardiovascular foreign bodies
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