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Embolization of a pulmonary arterial pseudoaneurysm with endovascular coils

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 October 2007

Shaji C. Menon ,
Anthony W. Stanson  and
Donald J. Hagler
Shaji C. Menon*
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
Anthony W. Stanson
Affiliation:
Department of Vascular/Interventional Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
Donald J. Hagler
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
*
Correspondence to: Shaji Menon, MD, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. Tel: +1 507 284 3297; Fax: +1 507 284 3968; E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Unrecognized pseudoaneurysm or rupture of a pulmonary artery is a rare but potentially catastrophic complication of pulmonary arterial catheterization. Herein, we describe a teenage patient with a pulmonary arterial pseudoaneurysm, probably iatrogenic, who presented with haemoptysis following catheterization of the right heart. The pseudoaneurysm was successfully embolized using coils inserted by catheter. Increased awareness of this lesion, its rapid recognition, and prompt therapy are the keys to a successful outcome.

Keywords

Interventional catheterizationhaemoptysiscongenital cardiac disease
Type
Images in Congenital Heart Disease
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 17 , Issue 5 , October 2007 , pp. 569 - 571
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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