Iatrogenic pulmonary artery rupture during Swan–Ganz catheter placement—A novel therapeutic approach | Zendy

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Iatrogenic pulmonary artery rupture during Swan–Ganz catheter placement—A novel therapeutic approach

Author(s) -

Kalra Ankur,

Heitner Stephen,

Topalian Simon

Publication year - 2012

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.24392

Subject(s) - medicine , culprit , catheter , complication , surgery , occlusion , incidence (geometry) , pulmonary artery , cardiology , myocardial infarction , physics , optics

Pulmonary artery rupture (PAR) is a rare but deadly complication (incidence of 0.03–0.2% of all PA cannulations), with mortality in the region of 70%. We report a case of an 88‐year‐old woman with iatrogenic PAR as a result of Swan–Ganz catheter placement. A rapid successful isolation and occlusion of the culprit PA branch via the deployment of an Amplatzer ® Vascular Plug (AGA Medical Corporation, North Plymouth, MN) was performed. To our knowledge, this is the first case report where this device has been used as therapy in PAR. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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