Selective catheterization of the main pulmonary artery using a pulmonary-artery-seeking catheter was successful in 98.4% of 122 studies in 114 patients, with no myocardial perforations.
Observational (n=114)
Does a pulmonary-artery-seeking catheter provide high success rates and safety in patients undergoing percutaneous selective pulmonary arteriography?
The use of a pigtail-designed pulmonary-artery-seeking catheter offers a high success rate (98.4%) and avoids myocardial perforation during percutaneous selective pulmonary arteriography.
Selective catheterization of the main pulmonary artery via the percutaneous route using a pulmonary-artery-seeking catheter was successful in 98.4% of 122 consecutive pulmonary angiographic studies in 114 patients. Complications were comparable to those encountered in other studies. Myocardial perforation, a frequently reported complication, did not occur, a factor attributed to the "pigtail" design of the catheter. This catheter was found to offer a distinct advantage in performing percutaneous selective pulmonary arteriography.
Stein et al. (Sat,) conducted a observational in Patients undergoing pulmonary angiographic studies (n=114). Pulmonary-artery-seeking catheter was evaluated on Successful selective catheterization of the main pulmonary artery. Selective catheterization of the main pulmonary artery using a pulmonary-artery-seeking catheter was successful in 98.4% of 122 studies in 114 patients, with no myocardial perforations.