• J Am Soc Echocardiogr · Mar 2004

    Case Reports

    Transesophageal echocardiographic diagnosis of intracardiac entrapment of a Swan-Ganz catheter in open heart operation.

    • Huang-Joe Wang, Shoei-Shen Wang, and Chiau-Suong Liau.
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology Section, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
    • J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2004 Mar 1;17(3):277-9.

    AbstractA Swan-Ganz catheter entrapment by a suture in the right atrial wall during open heart operation is presented. The diagnosis of the suture entrapment of the Swan-Ganz catheter to the right atrial wall was established by direct observation of the specific movement pattern of the cardiac structures when manual traction was applied from outside by a transesophageal echocardiographic examination.

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