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Entrapment of diagnostic catheter within Advisor HD grid mapping catheter
Author(s) -
Mar Philip L.,
Chong Luke,
Perez Arturo,
Lakkireddy Dhanunjaya,
Gopinathannair Rakesh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.193
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1540-8167
pISSN - 1045-3873
DOI - 10.1111/jce.14893
Subject(s) - medicine , catheter , complication , entrapment , grid , surgery , mathematics , geometry
Abstract The potential for catheter entanglement with the HD Grid mapping catheter is explicitly stated in the manufacturer's product manual. A case of an entrapped 6 French quadripolar diagnostic catheter within an HD Grid mapping catheter is presented. We discuss the diagnosis, management, and resolution of this complication in our patient. The patient's arrhythmia was successfully eliminated, and no vascular complication in the postprocedural setting nor arrhythmia recurrence at follow‐up were observed. Strategies to prevent and safely manage this complication, while salvaging access, are also discussed.