Why the study?
What is the incidence, presentation, and management of cardiac perforation during cardiac catheterization procedures?
Population
11,845 consecutive catheterization procedures during a 6-year period (1986-1991)
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Heightened perforation risk during valvuloplasty warrants procedural caution; leaves open identification of modifiable factors in observational cohorts.
What is the incidence, presentation, and management of cardiac perforation during cardiac catheterization procedures?
Cardiac perforation is a rare but serious complication of catheterization procedures, particularly balloon valvuloplasty, often presenting with tamponade and requiring pericardiocentesis or surgical repair.
Friedrich et al. (1994) studied this question.
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