PMID: 3759273Sep 1, 1986Paper

Percutaneous removal of a fractured right heart catheter from the apex of the right ventricle

International Journal of Cardiology
J BourkeA H Brown

Abstract

A 58-year-old woman underwent right and left heart catheterization for suspected ischaemic heart disease with ventricular tachycardia. During the procedure a Bourassa catheter fractured and lodged at the right ventricular apex. Under general anaesthesia and radiographic screening the fragment was removed using a bronchoscopy biopsy forceps via the jugular vein after other methods had failed. This case highlights the need for familiarity with several techniques for the removal of such fragments.

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May 10, 2007·Journal of Cardiac Surgery·Nezihi KucukarslanHarun Tatar
Oct 1, 1989·Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica·H LybeckerM K Hansen
Sep 1, 1991·Annals of Saudi Medicine·S BalasundaramW von Sinner
Nov 1, 1990·Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology·P BentolilaF Roberge

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