bullet in heart

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 Dear Kobe
The greatest concern is embolism and obstruction of vasculature. Bullets are
generally inert in plasma environment and do not cause lead toxicity. Lead
toxicity is more likely when bullets are left within joints.
Bullets in the heart can cause psychological trauma? in the patient .
However the risks of attempting cardiac extraction are likely higher than
the benefits of removing them.? Generally surgical extraction can be very
difficult because the bullet may migrate out of the surgical field.

sal

Bullets, and bullets. If the bullet is military grade, and intact, there is
a full-metal jacket of copper. No problems with lead toxicity. If
non-military or lead fragments -- either shrapnel or a fragmented bullet --,
then the lead is exposed to body fluids. Synovial and cerebro-spinal fluids
are the problem, not blood. Even then, the occurrence of lead toxicity is
very rare; note the thousands of WW I and II veterans who ran around with
lead fragments for years.

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