Table 1

Intracardiac bullet embolism case reports and management

PublicationPatient demographicsEmbolusWound siteEntrance vesselTerminating chamberManagement
Henderson et al826-year-old manBulletRight upper backRight axillary veinRight ventricleRight atriotomy
Daskalakiet al437-year-old manBulletRight anterior chestSuperior vena cavaRight ventricleRight ventriculotomy
Salahuddin et al972-year-old manBulletRight neckRight internal jugular veinRight atriumPercutaneous retrieval
Naeim et al1040-year-old womanBulletRight supraclavicular areaRight subclavian veinRight ventriclePercutaneous retrieval
Charnoit et al1128-year-old manBulletAbdomenInferior vena cavaRight ventriclePercutaneous retrieval
Elsisi and Kidambi1228-year-old manShotgun pellets x2Left arm and axillaLeft axillary veinRight ventricle and pulmonary artery bifurcationNo intervention performed for removal
Bakan et al 1329-year-old manShotgun pelletAbdomenRight hepatic veinInterventricular septumNo intervention performed for removal
Ghanaat et al1424-year-old manBulletRight axilla–Right atriumPercutaneous retrieval
Springer et al1535-year-old manBulletLeft mid-axillary line at the fifth ICS–Right atriumNo intervention performed for removal
Galante and London1622-year-old manBulletLeft chestPulmonary veinLeft ventricleLeft ventriculotomy

  • ICS, intercostal space.