Open AccessDouble-Lumen Flotation Catheter for Use in Complex Congenital Cardiac Anomalies
Author(s) -
David T. Kelly,
L. Jerome Krovetz,
Richard D. Rowe
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.44.5.910
Subject(s) - medicine , catheter , heart disease , right heart , lumen (anatomy) , cardiology , surgery , intensive care medicine , radiology
The use of the Swan-Ganz flow-directed right heart catheter should be a considerable aid in obtaining diagnostic information in complex congenital heart disease. It is safe and requires little technical expertise. Its use should decrease considerably the amount of radiation exposure to both patient and operator.
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