Interventricular septum hematoma during cineventriculography.
BACKGROUND
Intraseptal hematoma and subsequent myocardial infarction due to accidental contrast agent deposition complicating diagnostic cineventriculography is a previously undescribed complication of angiography.


METHODS
A 61 year old man was admitted at intensive care unit because of unstable angina pectoris 1 hour after coronary angiography. Transthoracic contrast echocardiography showed a non-perfused area in the middle of interventricular septum with an increase of thickening up to 26 mm. Review of cineventriculography revealed contrast enhancement in the interventricular septum after contrast medium injection and a dislocation of the pigtail catheter tip. Follow up by echocardiography and MRI showed, that intramural hematoma has resolved after 6 weeks. After 8 weeks successful stent implantation in LAD was performed and after 6 month the patient had a normal LV-function without ischemic signs or septal thickening demonstrated by stressechocardiography.


CONCLUSIONS
A safe and mobile position of the pigtail catheter during ventriculography in the middle of the LV cavity should be ensured to avoid this potentially life-threatening complication. For assessment and absolute measurement of intramural hematoma contrast-enhanced echocardiography is more feasible than MRI and makes interchangeable results.
Grohmann
Andrea
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Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Charite Campus Mitte, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany. andrea.grohmann@charite.de
Elgeti
Thomas
T
Eddicks
Stephan
S
Knebel
Fabian
F
Rutsch
Wolfgang
W
Melzer
Christoph
C
Baumann
Gert
G
Borges
Adrian C
AC
D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D025401:Echocardiography, Stress; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents
D003287:Contrast Media