TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC IDENTIFICATION OF A RETROGRADE DISSECTION OF THE ASCENDING AORTA CAUSED BY INADVERTENT CANNULATION OF THECOMMON CAROTID-ARTERY

Authors
APPLEBAUM RM ADELMAN MA KANSCHUGER MS JACOBOWITZ G KRONZON I
Citation
Rm. Applebaum et al., TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC IDENTIFICATION OF A RETROGRADE DISSECTION OF THE ASCENDING AORTA CAUSED BY INADVERTENT CANNULATION OF THECOMMON CAROTID-ARTERY, Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, 10(7), 1997, pp. 749-751
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography → ACNP
ISSN journal
08947317
Volume
10
Issue
7
Year of publication
1997
Pages
749 - 751
Database
ISI
SICI code
0894-7317(1997)10:7<749:TEIOAR>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Retrograde aortic dissections can be a complication of vascular proced ures. We describe a case of an inadvertent cannulation of the right co mmon carotid artery during an attempt at inserting a pulmonary artery catheter. This resulted in dissection of the right common carotid, sub clavian, and innominate arteries. Transesophageal echocardiography was able to visualize a retrograde dissection extending back into the asc ending aorta.