Novel use of the AngioVac system.
Andrea De MartinoClemente PascarellaMarco AngelillisMaria Elena PicoiGiovanni SciotiUberto BortolottiPublished in: Indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (2018)
The Vortex Medical AngioVac Cannula was employed in a 71-year-old man with a renal neoplasm with occlusion of the inferior vena cava and involvement of the right atrial cavity. Due to the presence of diffuse metastases, surgery was not indicated, and the AngioVac system was employed to remove the free-floating mobile atrial mass, thus minimizing the risk of pulmonary embolism and as a bioptic tool to allow a correct histological diagnosis. This novel use of this system may be advantageous in other similar cases.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary embolism
- inferior vena cava
- atrial fibrillation
- low grade
- minimally invasive
- vena cava
- left atrial
- coronary artery bypass
- catheter ablation
- healthcare
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- surgical site infection
- high grade
- heart failure
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- coronary artery disease
- intensive care unit
- mitral valve
- acute coronary syndrome