Penetrating thorn in the heart complicated by infective endocarditis

Abstract

Abstract A 3‐year‐old child presented with recurrent chest pain for 3 months, echocardiography showed a thorn inside the left ventricle, the patient was diagnosed with foreign body complicated with infective endocarditis and received proper treatment, and operation was performed after inflammatory reaction subsided.

Keywords

• cardiopulmonary bypass
• echocardiography
• foreign body
• infective endocarditis
• thorn