Left internal mammary artery perforation during Swan-Ganz catheter insertion.
A wide spectrum of complications is associated with invasive hemodynamic monitoring. We report an unusual case of perforation of the left internal mammary artery that occurred during percutaneous insertion of a Swan-Ganz catheter using the subclavian vein approach. To the best of our knowledge, this complication has not been previously reported.
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Department of Medicine, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903-0019, USA.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000792:Angiography; D002407:Catheterization, Swan-Ganz / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000293:injuries*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013350:Subclavian Vein; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy