PMID: 22562914May 9, 2012Paper

Chronic intrapericardial catheterization for repeated drug delivery: technical feasibility study in the Göttingen minipig

The Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Fei SunManuel Maynar

Abstract

A minimally invasive pericardial access and chronic catheterization may enhance the therapeutic effects of intrapericardial drug delivery. We aimed to evaluate the technical feasibility of percutaneous intrapericardial implantation of a drug port system for chronic local drug delivery. Under fluoroscopic guidance, a percutaneous subxiphoid access to the pericardial space was obtained with fine needle and micropuncture set in 6 Göttingen minipigs. A 6.4 Fr silicone tube and its drug port were implanted into the pericardial space and a subcutaneous pocket. One animal was euthanized immediately after procedure for acute macroscopic study. The other 5 animals were followed monthly for 2 months and then euthanized for chronic macroscopic study. Technical success was obtained in all animals. The mean procedure duration was 55.3 ± 9.6 minutes and the mean radiation exposure time was 7.9 ± 1.9 minutes. Acute macroscopic study showed no pericardial laceration at the entry site and no gross injury to the nearby epicardium. Follow-ups demonstrated that the pericardial space was intact and silicone catheters kept patent in all cases. No migration of the catheter tip out of the pericardial space or leakage of contrast was observed. All the ...Continue Reading

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