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Percutaneous Closure of an Iatrogenic Puncture of the Aortic Arch

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We report on the management of a rare complication of a vascular sheath being placed inadvertently in the aorta rather than in the venous system following thrombolytic therapy administration in a patient presenting with an acute myocardial infarction and complete heart block.

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  1. Department of Cardiology, St. Thomas’ Hospital, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospitals NHS Trust, Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1 7EH, England

    S.J. Patel & S.R. Redwood

  2. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Thomas’ Hospital, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospitals NHS Trust, Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1 7EH, England

    G.E. Venn

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Patel, S., Venn, G. & Redwood, S. Percutaneous Closure of an Iatrogenic Puncture of the Aortic Arch . CVIR 26, 407–409 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-003-0014-0

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