Entrapment of angiographic catheter in the right coronary artery: a trap for the nonexperienced operator.
A case of angiographic catheter entrapment in the right coronary artery during coronary angiography in a patient with excessive tortuosity of the right iliac artery is described. Alternative manipulations in order to avoid this problem are presented.
Antonellis
I P
IP
Invasive Cardiology Unit, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Patsilinakos
S P
SP
Kranidis
A J
AJ
Pamboukas
C A
CA
Tavernarakis
A G
AG
Rokas
S G
SG
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors