“I had a knot in my heart”: unusual complication after implantation of a Swan-Ganz catheter
Intracardiac knot formation associated with Swan-Ganz catheter placement is rare but presents significant risks. Timely interdisciplinary assessment, multimodal imaging, and surgical extraction under controlled conditions effectively mitigate potential complications, enabling safe catheter removal and favorable patient outcomes.
Authors
- Z. Taghiyev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4139-3117)
- Andreas Boening (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4404-510X)
Institutions
- Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Anesthesiology
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-025-03317-2
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00