ArticleJACC. Case reports2025
Percutaneous Retrieval of a Mobile Catheter Fragment From the Left Atrium Using a Biliary Basket.
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backgroundNumerous reports have described the recovery of objects that have embolized to the right heart, but this is the first known report of a freely mobile catheter fragment recovered percutaneously from the left atrium. CASE SUMMARY: The distal marker tip of an SL0 transseptal catheter fragmented after an atrial fibrillation ablation and remained as a highly mobile object within the left atrium. The successful percutaneous retrieval of this highly mobile fragment using a noncardiac general surgical instrument is presented. DISCUSSION: This is the first known case report describing the successful, percutaneous recovery of a freely mobile catheter fragment from the left atrium. TAKE-HOME MESSAGES: Currently approved cardiac retrieval devices are inadequate for the retrieval of mobile objects from the left atrium. Catheterization laboratory emergencies might require the use of devices in an off-label and creative fashion, but patient safety must always be paramount.
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