title: Transcatheter repair of iatrogenic left ventricular free-wall perforation.
abstract: Left ventricular free-wall perforation can complicate catheter-based diagnostic or interventional procedures and may require immediate needle pericardiocentesis followed by surgical repair in about 20% of the cases. We describe the transcatheter closure of a left ventricular free-wall perforation as an option in the event of maintained access to the perforation site after defect creation.
authors.affiliation: Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Rolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vogel
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Windecker
authors.forename: Bernhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Meier
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology