Postępy w Kardiologii Interwencyjnej

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1/2014 vol. 10

Case reportsEndovascular treatment of PA pseudoaneurysm caused by Swan-Ganz catheter

Postep Kardiol Inter 2014; 10, 1 (35): 66–70
Online publish date: 2014/03/23
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The following case report describes a complication of Swan-Ganz catheterization and its endovascular treatment with a single coil. Application of this particular catheter in the pulmonary artery during cardiac surgery may lead to mechanical perforation and creation of an extravascular sac, which is called a pseudoaneurysm. There are different methods that lead to tamponade or closure of the leakage. Interventional cardiology procedures are nowadays the most appropriate way of treatment of Swan-Ganz catheter induced vascular complications.
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