What Knot to Do: Retrieval of a Kinked and Trapped Coronary Catheter

Shahbaz A Malik; Ganesh Gajanan; Yiannis S Chatzizisis; Edward L O'Leary

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.06.024

What Knot to Do: Retrieval of a Kinked and Trapped Coronary Catheter

JACC Case Rep. 2020 Sep 15;2(11):1657-1661. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.06.024. eCollection 2020 Sep.

Authors

Shahbaz A Malik¹, Ganesh Gajanan¹, Yiannis S Chatzizisis¹, Edward L O'Leary¹

Affiliation

¹ Cardiovascular Division, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska.

Abstract

Diagnostic coronary artery catheter knotting and kinking are uncommon but potentially catastrophic complications. Our case emphasizes the importance of avoiding this problem and provides recommendations for catheter retrieval in the unlikely event of this complication. To our knowledge, the technique used in our case has not been described before. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).

Keywords: FA, femoral artery; IA, innominate artery; ICA, invasive coronary angiography; JR4, Judkins right 4; coronary angiography; kinked catheter; retrieval.

Publication types

Case Reports