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Bidirectional manipulation facilitating percutaneous retrieval of Swan‐Ganz catheter entrapped in tricuspid valve apparatus
Author(s) -
Khard Aleem,
Lefèvre Thierry
Publication year - 2008
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.21403
Subject(s) - medicine , catheter , tricuspid valve , percutaneous , bypass grafting , surgery , artery , radiology , cardiology
We present a case of a 69‐year‐old male patient who, after uneventful coronary artery bypass grafting, had a Swan‐Ganz catheter entrapped in the tricuspid apparatus. An original technique to remove the catheter percutaneously was used after unsuccessful attempts using a conventional lasso technique. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.