The value of the pulmonary-artery-seeking catheter in percutaneous selective pulmonary arteriography.
Selective catheterization of the main pulmonary artery via the percutaneous route using a pulmonary-artery-seeking catheter was successful in 98.4% of 122 consecutive pulmonary angiographic studies in 114 patients. Complications were comparable to those encountered in other studies. Myocardial perforation, a frequently reported complication, did not occur, a factor attributed to the "pigtail" design of the catheter. This catheter was found to offer a distinct advantage in performing percutaneous selective pulmonary arteriography.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography / Q000009:adverse effects; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000209:etiology; D002037:Bundle-Branch Block / Q000209:etiology; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology