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Case Reports
. 2019 Aug;31(8):E264.

Coronary Artery Air Embolism

Rakesh Agarwal  1 , D P Sinha
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  • PMID: 31368903
Free article
Case Reports

Coronary Artery Air Embolism

Rakesh Agarwal et al. J Invasive Cardiol. 2019 Aug.
Free article

Abstract

Coronary artery air embolism can be fatal if not proficiently managed. Vasospasm is said to be protective in that it breaks the larger air bubbles, as occurred in the present case.

Keywords: angiography; complications; coronary intervention.

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