ENTANGLEMENT OF A PIGTAIL CATHETER BY THE CHORDAE TENDINEAE OF THE TRICUSPID-VALVE DURING PULMONARY ANGIOGRAPHY

Authors
WINROW D BECKMANN CF LACOMIS JM DEDRICK CG
Citation
D. Winrow et al., ENTANGLEMENT OF A PIGTAIL CATHETER BY THE CHORDAE TENDINEAE OF THE TRICUSPID-VALVE DURING PULMONARY ANGIOGRAPHY, Cardiovascular and interventional radiology, 19(4), 1996, pp. 275-277
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Cardiovascular and interventional radiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01741551
Volume
19
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
275 - 277
Database
ISI
SICI code
0174-1551(1996)19:4<275:EOAPCB>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
Two cases are presented in which a pigtail catheter was entrapped by t he chordae tendineae of the tricuspid valve during pulmonary arteriogr aphy. A technique for removal of the catheter from its entanglement by the chordae tendineae is described. Caution must be taken when advanc ing through the right ventricle a catheter that appears to be entrappe d by the chordae tendineae. When such an entanglement occurs, measures to reduce the risk of rupturing a papillary muscle must be taken.