A Simple Technique to Facilitate Right Heart Catheter Placement from Right Atrium to Right Ventricle: the Virtual Hydraulic Guidewire Technique

Pancholy, S.B.; Vayada, N.; Patel, T.M.

Journal of Invasive Cardiology 28(2): 74-76

2016


ISSN/ISBN: 1557-2501
PMID: 26841442
Document Number: 686013
Right heart catheter advancement from right atrium (RA) to right ventricle (RV) is frequently difficult in patients with large and geometrically deformed RAs. We describe a simple technique, using no additional equipment, that significantly improves the probability of successful passage of right heart catheter from RA to RV.

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