Percutaneous retrieval of a pulmonary artery catheter knot in pacing electrodes

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1082-1084

  Valenzuela García, Luis Felipe ^a   Almendro Delia, Manuel ^a   González Valdayo, Miguel ^a   Muñoz Campos, Juan ^a   Dorado García, José C ^a   Gómez Rosa, Francisco ^a   Vázquez García, Rafael ^a   Calderón Leal, José M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN MACARENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cardiac failure; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Interventional cardiology; Pulmonary artery catheter; Swan Ganz catheterization complications

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; ELECTRODE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY CATHETER;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; BALLOON DILATATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CATHETERIZATION, SWAN-GANZ; DEVICE REMOVAL; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 34848906501     PISSN: 01741551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00270-007-9101-y     Document Type: Article

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