Gunshot Wound of the Heart With Arterial Embolism a Collective Review: a Case Report

or thoracic aorta with subsequent embolism of the bullet in a peripheral artery are rare. A thorough examination of medical literature published since 1885 revealed 53 cases of thoracic gunshot wounds in which the missile lodged as an embolus in the peripheral arterial tree. In only 19 of these cases was the heart the site of bullet entry. The rarity of a bullet embolus in a peripheral artery following a gunshot wound of the heart has prompted us to report the following fascinating case:

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