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Fracture of a Circular Mapping Catheter After Entrapment in the Mitral Valve Apparatus During Segmental Pulmonary Vein Isolation
Author(s) -
TAVERNIER RENE,
DUYTSCHAEVER MATTIAS,
TAEYMANS YVES
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.t01-1-00268.x
Subject(s) - medicine , catheter , pulmonary vein , mitral valve , entrapment , isolation (microbiology) , left atrium , clockwise , surgery , cardiology , rotation (mathematics) , atrial fibrillation , geometry , mathematics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
We report on the entrapment of a circular mapping catheter in the mitral valve apparatus during segmental pulmonary vein isolation. In an attempt to remove the catheter by using mild traction in combination with clockwise and counter‐clockwise rotation, the circular part and the shaft of the catheter separated. The circular part could be removed without sequelae using a transseptally positioned vascular extraction nipper in combination with a basket catheter. (PACE 2003; 26:1774–1775)