Transcatheter repair of iatrogenic left ventricular free-wall perforation.
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.
Vogel
Rolf
R
Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland.
Windecker
Stephan
S
Meier
Bernhard
B
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