Literature DB >> 11713165

Rupture of the chordae of the tricuspid valve after knotting of the pulmonary artery catheter.

S Arnaout1, K Diab, A Al-Kutoubi, G Jamaleddine.   

Abstract

A case is presented in which the insertion of a pulmonary artery catheter was complicated by the formation of a knot around the chordae tendineae of the tricuspid valve. The catheter was pulled out under fluoroscopic guidance using a guidewire inserted through the femoral vein.

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Year:  2001        PMID: 11713165     DOI: 10.1378/chest.120.5.1742

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Chest        ISSN: 0012-3692            Impact factor:   9.410


  2 in total

1.  [Knotting of a catheter in the plexus brachialis. A rare complication].

Authors:  T Hübner; H Gerber
Journal:  Anaesthesist       Date:  2003-07-10       Impact factor: 1.041

2.  Pulmonary artery catheter coiled in the main pulmonary artery trunk.

Authors:  Nidhi Aggarwal; Yizhak Kupfer; Taek Sang Yoon; Sidney Tessler
Journal:  BMJ Case Rep       Date:  2013-07-04
  2 in total

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