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Transcatheter repair of iatrogenic left ventricular free‐wall perforation
Author(s) -
Vogel Rolf,
Windecker Stephan,
Meier Bernhard
Publication year - 2006
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.20847
Subject(s) - medicine , pericardiocentesis , perforation , surgery , catheter , closure (psychology) , lateral wall , cardiology , pericardial effusion , market economy , mechanical engineering , punching , materials science , economics , engineering , metallurgy
Left ventricular free‐wall perforation can complicate catheter‐based diagnostic or interventional procedures and may require immediate needle pericardiocentesis followed by surgical repair in about 20% of the cases. We describe the transcatheter closure of a left ventricular free‐wall perforation as an option in the event of maintained access to the perforation site after defect creation. © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.