Transient phrenic nerve palsy induced by cardiac catheterisation in an infant

We report on a 7-month-old male with transient phrenic nerve palsy induced by diagnostic cardiac catheterisation. The phrenic nerve palsy, which is a rare complication, was due to extravascular bleeding from a branch of the internal mammary artery.

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Veröffentlicht in:Cardiology in the young 2022-05, Vol.32 (5), p.827-829
Hauptverfasser: Ichikawa, Yasuhiro, Yanagi, Sadamitsu, Ueda, Hideaki
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:We report on a 7-month-old male with transient phrenic nerve palsy induced by diagnostic cardiac catheterisation. The phrenic nerve palsy, which is a rare complication, was due to extravascular bleeding from a branch of the internal mammary artery.
ISSN:1047-9511
1467-1107
DOI:10.1017/S1047951121003863