Ae-Young Her, Yong Hoon Kim, Da Hye Moon, Ji Hyun Kim, Jae Hoon Jeong, Sung-Hyun Park, Jin Seon Jeong. Successful treatment of intracardiac air embolism using intracardiac catheter aspiration[J]. Journal of Geriatric Cardiology, 2017, 14(2): 151-152. DOI: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2017.02.009
Citation: Ae-Young Her, Yong Hoon Kim, Da Hye Moon, Ji Hyun Kim, Jae Hoon Jeong, Sung-Hyun Park, Jin Seon Jeong. Successful treatment of intracardiac air embolism using intracardiac catheter aspiration[J]. Journal of Geriatric Cardiology, 2017, 14(2): 151-152. DOI: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2017.02.009

Successful treatment of intracardiac air embolism using intracardiac catheter aspiration

  • Intracardic air embolism is uncommon, however it is a serious condition which frequently leads to catastrophic complications during or after invasive procedures resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. For a successful resuscitation of patients with intracardiac air embolism, hyperbaric oxygen therapy is critical.1, 2 Still, due to a hyperbaric chamber’s unavailability at many hospitals and concerns about patient movement resulting in further embolism during transport, such treatment method is gradually diminishing. We present a case of acute-onset right-sided heart failure from massive intracardiac air embolism that was successfully treated with an intracardiac catheter aspiration procedure instead of hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
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