An Unusual Cause of Stroke: A "Forgotten" Intracardiac Catheter Discovered After 48 Years.

ABSTRACT: A 48-year-old man with recurrent cerebral ischemic events underwent transesophageal echocardiography to investigate cardioembolic sources because transthoracic echocardiography had spotted a dubious filamentous mass on the mitral valve. A venous umbilical catheter, lost during the hospital stay after his birth, was surprisingly identified in his cardiac chambers. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.).

SUBMITTER: Fiore G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9871056 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature