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Catheter migration after fracture is not always in right cavities

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Catheter fracture and cardiac migration are rare but known complications. To our knowledge, this is the second reported case of catheter migration into the coronary sinus. The broken fragment was successfully retrieved using helical basket, whereas biplane fluoroscopy was helpful in the heart chambers because of a difficult spatial orientation. No complications were noted during or after this procedure.

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  1. Clinique Saint Gatien, Service de cardiologie interventionnelle, 37000, Tours, France

    Marc-Antoine Arnould & Didier Blanchard

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Arnould, MA., Blanchard, D. Catheter migration after fracture is not always in right cavities. Cardiovasc Interv and Ther 28, 119–122 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12928-012-0127-y

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