Novel non-surgical method of managing cardiac perforation during percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy.
We describe a new technique of sealing cardiac perforation resulting in cardiac tamponade during transvenous mitral commissurotomy by percutaneous instillation of cyanoacrylate glue at the perforation site, thus avoiding surgery.
Trehan
Vijay
V
Department of Cardiology, GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi.
Mukhopadhyay
Saibal
S
Yaduvanshi
Amitabh
A
Mehta
Vimal
V
Roy
T N Sunil
TN
Nigam
Arima
A
Kaul
U A
UA
D000328:Adult; D021721:Balloon Occlusion; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003487:Cyanoacrylates / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000293:injuries*; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D007322:Instillation, Drug; D011108:Polymers
D003487:Cyanoacrylates; D011108:Polymers