A new technique for right heart catheterization with a Swan-Ganz balloon catheter via femoral vein in the patient with dilated right heart chambers, utilizing a modified transseptal-type sheath

Right heart catheterization with a Swan-Ganz balloon catheter via femoral vein in the patient with dilated right atrium and ventricle is frequently difficult due to excessive catheter coiling in the dilated atrium. A new technique is described in this situation. By using a modified transseptal-type...

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Published in:	Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis Vol. 23; no. 1; p. 54
Main Authors:	Lee, H H, Mahrer, P R
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-05-1991
Subjects:	Cardiac Catheterization - instrumentation Cardiac Catheterization - methods Cardiomegaly - pathology Catheterization, Swan-Ganz - instrumentation Femoral Vein Heart Atria Humans
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Summary:	Right heart catheterization with a Swan-Ganz balloon catheter via femoral vein in the patient with dilated right atrium and ventricle is frequently difficult due to excessive catheter coiling in the dilated atrium. A new technique is described in this situation. By using a modified transseptal-type sheath positioned counterclockwise in right atrium as an introducing sheath, a balloon catheter can be easily advanced to the distal pulmonary artery by smooth counterclockwise direction and secure support from this sheath.
ISSN:	0098-6569
DOI:	10.1002/ccd.1810230115