Entanglement of a pigtail catheter by the chordae tendineae of the tricuspid valve during pulmonary angiography.

Autor:	Winrow, Dana, Beckmann, Carl, Lacomis, Joan, Dedrick, Carolyn, Winrow, D, Beckmann, C F, Lacomis, J M, Dedrick, C G
Zdroj:	CardioVascular & Interventional Radiology; Jul1996, Vol. 19 Issue 4, p275-277, 3p
Abstrakt:	Two cases are presented in which a pigtail catheter was entrapped by the chordae tendineae of the tricuspid valve during pulmonary arteriography. A technique for removal of the catheter from its entanglement by the chordae tendineae is described. Caution must be taken when advancing through the right ventricle a catheter that appears to be entrapped by the chordae tendineae. When such an entanglement occurs, measures to reduce the risk of rupturing a papillary muscle must be taken. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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