title: Misplacement of left ventricular vent as a cause of cardioplegia failure during routine open-heart surgery.
abstract: We report an unusual cause of failure of successful delivery of antegrade cardioplegia through the aortic root that was caused by the accidental passage of the left ventricular vent catheter across the aortic valve producing acute aortic regurgitation. This problem is best prevented.
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Sachin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Talwar
authors.forename: Palleti
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rajashekhar
authors.forename: Aandrei Jivendra
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Jha
authors.forename: Balram
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Airan
mesh_terms: D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D020878:Device Removal; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced / Q000379:methods; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011667:Pulmonary Veins; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery
keywords: aortic regurgitation; cardioplegia; myocardial protection