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International Journal of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease(CEASE PUBLICATION) Vol. 3(2), pp. 11 - 13
DOI: 10.13189/ijccd.2015.030201
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Stitch in Time Saves Nine-Cardiac Tamponade during Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy(PTMC)-Stitching Phenomenon
Rajshekhar I Koujalgi , Prem Krishna Anandan *, Harsha Basappa , Cholenahally Nanjappa Manjunath
Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Science & Research, India
ABSTRACT
An inadvertent puncture during PTMC in the region where right atrium (RA) and left atrium (LA) have overlapping walls may lead the catheter/needle to perforate the right atrial wall, enter the pericardial space and then enter the LA leading to "stitching phenomenon". We describe a case of cardiac perforation resulting in cardiac tamponade during PTMC due to stitching phenomenon, promptly recognized and managed, completed PTMC and referred to surgery for cardiac perforation repair.
KEYWORDS
Cardiac Tamponade, Percutaneous Mitral Commissurotomy, Stitching Phenomenon
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Rajshekhar I Koujalgi , Prem Krishna Anandan , Harsha Basappa , Cholenahally Nanjappa Manjunath , "Stitch in Time Saves Nine-Cardiac Tamponade during Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy(PTMC)-Stitching Phenomenon," International Journal of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease(CEASE PUBLICATION), Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 11 - 13, 2015. DOI: 10.13189/ijccd.2015.030201.
(b). APA Format:
Rajshekhar I Koujalgi , Prem Krishna Anandan , Harsha Basappa , Cholenahally Nanjappa Manjunath (2015). Stitch in Time Saves Nine-Cardiac Tamponade during Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy(PTMC)-Stitching Phenomenon. International Journal of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease(CEASE PUBLICATION), 3(2), 11 - 13. DOI: 10.13189/ijccd.2015.030201.