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Selective embolization of a pulmonary artery rupture caused by a Cournand catheter
Author(s) -
Kaiser Christoph A.,
Hügli Rolf W.,
Haegeli Laurent M.,
Pfisterer Matthias E.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.10780
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary artery , embolization , catheter , complication , pulmonary hypertension , right heart catheterization , surgery , cardiac catheterization , right pulmonary artery , radiology , cardiology
Pulmonary artery rupture is a rare but often fatal complication of right heart catheterization. We present a case of a ruptured pulmonary artery caused by a Cournand catheter in a high‐risk patient with pulmonary hypertension on oral anticoagulation with successful emergency embolization with gelatine foam. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2004;61:317–319. © 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.