Gupta PN, Praveen GK, Ahmed SZ, Kumar BK, V S S. Knots in the cath lab, an embarrassing complication of radial angiography.
HEART ASIA 2013;
5:36-8. [PMID:
27326071 DOI:
10.1136/heartasia-2012-010194]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2012] [Revised: 01/24/2013] [Accepted: 02/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
Abstract
Most case reports or series describe knots in the venous system such as knots of Swan-Ganz catheters, pacing wires or thermodilution catheters. Knots during radial angiography are relatively rare. Here we describe a simple method of unravelling a radial knot via the femoral route, together with a review of the literature on knots in the catherisation laboratory and the techniques to deal with them.
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