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| Predicate | Object |
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| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
3
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1980-4-26
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| pubmed:abstractText |
Swan-Ganz catheterization was performed because of persistent unexplained tachycardia in a patient with myocardial infarction. Although there was no premonitory arrhythmia, ventricular tachycardia developed as the catheter was removed. Direct-current cardioversion was required. The occurrence of ventricular tachycardia requiring cardioversion in a patient who experienced no ventricular ectopy earlier in his hospitalization shows that Swan-Ganz catheter removal may provoke potentially serious arrhythmia. Uninterrupted vigilance from the time the Swan-Ganz catheter is inserted to the time it is removed is essential. Therefore, we recommend that the catheter be removed under ECG monitoring by experienced personnel, with lidocaine and a defibrillator available.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Mar
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| pubmed:issn |
0032-5481
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
67
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
291, 294
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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| pubmed:meshHeading | |
| pubmed:year |
1980
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Ventricular tachycardia associated with removal of a Swan-Ganz catheter.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Case Reports
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