title: Aortic catheterisation via percutaneous left ventricular puncture.
abstract: When retrograde catheterisation and angiography of the ascending aorta from the brachial or femoral approach is not possible, this can be accomplished by direct percutaneous left ventricular puncture. The haemodynamic and angiographic information obtained was essential to surgical correction of aortic arch anomalies as illustrated in two patients.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D001015:Aortic Arch Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male