title: A simple approach for the reduction of knotted coronary catheter in the radial artery during the transradial approach.
abstract: Development of a catheter knot is uncommon but still a matter of concern for a catheterizing cardiologist. There are only a few case reports of percutaneous catheter unknotting in the literature. We describe for the first time a case of catheter unknotting in a radial artery using a simple technique via the transradial approach. We concluded that percutaneous catheter unknotting in a radial artery using basic and simple hardware is a good alternative option to surgical management.
authors.affiliation: Total Cardiovascular Solutions Private Limited, Ahmedabad, India. tejaspatel@tcvsgroup.org
authors.forename: Tejas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Samir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pancholy
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D057785:Catheters / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017534:Radial Artery; D016896:Treatment Outcome