To Take One’s Breath Away: Echocardiography-Guided Aspiration of an Air Embolism During a MitraClip ProcedureNovel Teaching Points
An air embolism (AE) is a rare but dreaded complication during endovascular procedures. Current guidance recommends hyperbaric oxygen therapy and aspiration for the management of a venous AE. However, the management of an arterial AE is much less described. We report a case of a 79-year-old man with...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-01-01
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| Series: | CJC Open |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589790X20301311 |