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<Articles JournalTitle="The Research in Heart Yield and Translational Medicine (RHYTHM)">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>The Research in Heart Yield and Translational Medicine (RHYTHM)</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>3115-7270</Issn>
      <Volume>16</Volume>
      <Issue>1</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2021</Year>
        <Month>01</Month>
        <Day>14</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">An Unusual Needle Migration into the Heart of a Pediatric Patient</title>
    <FirstPage>34</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>37</LastPage>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Noor Mohamad</FirstName>
        <LastName>Noori</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Children and Adolescents Health Research Center, Ali-Ibn-Abitaleb Hospital, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Seyed Hosein</FirstName>
        <LastName>Solemanzadeh Mousavi</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Ali-Ibn-Abitaleb Hospital, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Changiz</FirstName>
        <LastName>Azadi Ahmadabadi</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Ali-Ibn-Abitaleb Hospital, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2020</Year>
        <Month>10</Month>
        <Day>09</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2021</Year>
        <Month>01</Month>
        <Day>28</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">Sharp-object penetration into the chest is rare and may lead to life-threatening complications, hence the significance of early detection and removal. We present an uncommon case of the accidental penetration of a sewing needle into the chest of a 5-year-old girl, with the needle traveling from the entrance site to the right ventricle through the lung tissue. Due to the possibility of cardiovascular accidents, the patient was transferred to a special ward. For positioning and correct actions, TTE and CT scan of the chest with and without contrast were performed and the presence of a tangential needle with the right ventricular wall and inside the pericardium was reported. The patient was taken to the operating room, and after exploring, a 2 cm needle was inserted into the right ventricle and removed. The patient was discharged after 5 days.</abstract>
    <web_url>https://rhythm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jthc/article/view/1361</web_url>
    <pdf_url>https://rhythm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jthc/article/download/1361/950</pdf_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
