Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation After Percutaneous Removal of a Swan-Ganz Catheter Caught by Suture Marco Gennari, MD, Antonio L. Bartorelli, MD, Gianluca Polvani, MD, Manuela Muratori, MD, Cristina Ferrari, MD, Eleonora Penza, MD, Francesco G. Arlati, MD, Marco Agrifoglio, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 104, Issue 3, Pages e225-e226 (September 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.03.035 Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 (A) Fluoroscopy showing snaring of Swan-Ganz catheter (SGC) distal end in right pulmonary artery and (B) its withdrawal into inferior vena cava; note bend of SGC at level of tricuspid valve annulus (arrow). (C) Echocardiogram showing severe tricuspid regurgitation and (D) hyperechogenic image floating between right atrium and right ventricle (arrow). (E) Intraoperative image of ruptured anterior papillary muscle of tricuspid valve (arrow). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 104, e225-e226DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.03.035) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions