title: Use of the Seldinger type movement over a J-shaped stylet for left ventricular vent insertion.
abstract: Access through the right superior pulmonary vein is a commonly used route for left ventricular vent insertion. Complex reshaping of the stylet and vent into a certain position or external guidance do not guarantee successful placement. In this article we describe a modified technique where the stylet sets up the position to allow consistent atraumatic advancement of the catheter across the mitral valve.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands. lucmedi@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Lucas H A
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Sanders
authors.forename: Weiwen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jacques P A M
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Schönberger
authors.forename: Jaffar
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shehatha
authors.forename: Mark A J
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Newman
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design