Mokhlesi Babak, Ansaarie Imraan, Bader Mazen, Tareen Mona, Boatman James
Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Chest. 2002 Mar;121(3):993-6. doi: 10.1378/chest.121.3.993.
Systemic air embolism is a rare but potentially fatal complication of percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy of the lung. Coronary air embolism can result in myocardial infarction, cardiac arrest, or dysrhythmias. We present the first case of cardiac arrest and myocardial infarction confirmed by ECG and cardiac enzymes in the presence of air in the left coronary artery documented by CT scan in a 77-year-old man after CT-guided transthoracic needle biopsy of the lung.
系统性空气栓塞是经皮经胸肺穿刺活检罕见但可能致命的并发症。冠状动脉空气栓塞可导致心肌梗死、心脏骤停或心律失常。我们报告了首例在CT引导下经胸肺穿刺活检后发生心脏骤停和心肌梗死的病例，该病例发生在一名77岁男性身上，CT扫描证实左冠状动脉内有空气，同时心电图和心肌酶检查也得以确诊。
