An unusual cause of ventricular tachycardia: Port-A-Cath fracture and embolization into the pulmonary artery

An unusual cause of ventricular tachycardia: Port-A-Cath fracture and embolization into the pulmonary artery

We describe the case of a patient with a previously placed Port-A-Cath who was admitted to hospital for new onset of non-flushing catheter and palpitations with ventricular tachycardia. A chest X-ray and a linogram showed a Port-A-Cath fracture and distal embolization into the right ventricle result...

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Main Authors: Anthony W.A. Wassef, Malek Kass, Gurpreet Parmar, Amir Ravandi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Touch Medical Media 2014-08-01
Series:Heart International
Subjects:
Percutaneous retrieval
Port-a-cath fracture
Ventricular tachycardia
Online Access:http://www.heart-int.com/article/an-unusual-cause-of-ventricular-tachycardia--port-a-cath-fracture-and-embolization-into-the-pulmonary-artery

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