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The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol 88, 1033-1035, Copyright © 1984 by The American Association for Thoracic Surgery and The Western Thoracic Surgical Association

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Unusual complication of direct left atrial pressure monitoring line

BF Akl, SB Pett Jr, JA Wernly, W Berman Jr and T Dillon

We are here reporting the case of a left atrial pressure monitoring line that caused mechanical interference with the functioning of a Bjork-Shiley mitral valve. The catheter wedged the disc into a closed position and caused the patient's death.


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