A Sticky Situation: An Uncommon Cardiac Complication of Cyanoacrylate Glue Injection

Rithik Mohan Singh Sindhi; Kyaw Z Win; Athesham Zafar; Richard P Steeds

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.101886

A Sticky Situation: An Uncommon Cardiac Complication of Cyanoacrylate Glue Injection

JACC Case Rep. 2023 Jul 5:17:101886. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.101886.

Authors

Rithik Mohan Singh Sindhi¹, Kyaw Z Win^{1

2}, Athesham Zafar³, Richard P Steeds^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom.
² Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.
³ Department of Gastroenterology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom.

Abstract

This case report describes an uncommon cardiac complication related to the endoscopic injection of cyanoacrylate glue to treat gastric variceal bleeding. The presentation and management options are reviewed and compared with our step-by-step approach in a patient requiring a liver transplant. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.).

Keywords: glue embolization; glue injection; liver shunt; right atrium.

Publication types

Case Reports