TY - JOUR AU - Babin-Ebell, Joerg AU - Graf, Bernhard AU - Sievers, Hans-Hinrich AU - Duebener, Lennart F. PY - 2008/04/22 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - An Air Gun Pellet Retained in the Heart: A Case Report JF - The Heart Surgery Forum JA - HSF VL - 11 IS - 2 SE - DO - 10.1532/HSF98.20071208 UR - https://journal.hsforum.com/index.php/HSF/article/view/677 SP - E127-E128 AB - We report the rare case of an air gun pellet retained within the myocardium. The pellet passed through the right ventricle and the interventricular septum and was retained in the posterior left ventricular wall. The patient presented with cardiac tamponade requiring urgent surgical treatment. The case report is followed by a review of the pertinent literature. ER -