Knots in the cath lab, an embarrassing complication of radial angiography.
Most case reports or series describe knots in the venous system such as knots of Swan-Ganz catheters, pacing wires or thermodilution catheters. Knots during radial angiography are relatively rare. Here we describe a simple method of unravelling a radial knot via the femoral route, together with a review of the literature on knots in the catherisation laboratory and the techniques to deal with them.
Department of Cardiology , Medical College Hospital , Trivandrum, Kerala , India.
Prabha Nini
PN
Gupta
Department of Cardiology , Medical College Hospital , Trivandrum, Kerala , India.
G K
GK
Praveen
Department of Cardiology , Medical College Hospital , Trivandrum, Kerala , India.
Sajan Z
SZ
Ahmed
Department of Cardiology , Medical College Hospital , Trivandrum, Kerala , India.
B Krishna
BK
Kumar
Department of Cardiology , Medical College Hospital , Trivandrum, Kerala , India.
Sajith
S
V S
Interventional Cardiology